This document provides an introduction and overview of a media and current events course. It will teach students to research current topics using internet sources and write reports. Students will learn about reliability, objectivity, and authenticity when sourcing information. They will also learn the difference between primary and secondary sources, and how to identify each type. Primary sources include original documents, while secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources. The homework is to identify 5 online primary and 5 secondary sources, and explain why each is primary or secondary.

1. Lesson 1: Media and Current Events Kevin Miller, Jr. The American School of Vietnam