2. Do I have to agree with everything the President and his advisors are saying?
3. Do I have to fly the flag all of the time?
4. What and how can I give my opinion?
5. Do I have to agree with everything the news says?
6. What are other students, experts and others saying about all this here in the United States and around the world?
7. Does my opinion count?
8. Do I have to think about this all of the time even when I'm getting tired of it?
9. What happens now to all of my other concerns pre -9/11, from the environment, my education, my family and others things that matter to me?
10. How do we go back to living regular lives and should we be doing so?
Think you've all got my POV that it is our privilege in this country to think as we want. However it is also incumbent to communicate and hear from others as we form our opinions. The best way: listen and discuss. Links are to online news and commentary in print and radio, youth magazines, zines and chats and forums - as many as possible here and internationally. Visit them more than once. Participate. Create forums not only for your peers but for your community as we all try to wade through and resolve for ourselves these very difficult concerns.
Domestic News & Commentary:
Alternet
BET
CNN
The Drudge Report
Not always accurate but a great source of early news and links.
Independent Media
Los Angeles Times
MSNBC
National Public Radio (NPR)
Your local station or check into something like KCRW's Public Newsroom forum with opportunities to sample other news stories and discuss.
New York Times
Salon
Slate
The Nation
Time Magazine
Utne Reader
The Weekly Standard
Washington Post
Wiretap
ZNet
International News & Commentary:
BBC
Their Talking Points (including voices of young teens)
already contains reader reaction to the 10/7 attacks from throughout the world.
The Guardian
German Times
The Hindustani Times - USA
International Herald Tribune
Islamic Republic Wire
News releases from around the world affecting the Islamic world.
Kyodo News (Japan)
Le Monde (in French)
Nando Times: World
Pakistan Wire
Political Europe
Pravda (Russia)
Reference Desk
One of many sites with the papers if one searches under "world newspapers"... some translated into English
Russian Information Agency Novosti
Slate's International Papers Links
Sidney Morning Herald (Australia)
Voice of America
WorldNews.com
World Wire
Wires from Australian, Canada, China, Espanol, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, UK, USA
Xinhua News Agency (China)
Forums:
Places to chat and hear your peers and others but remember to use very clear media literacy skills here as so many can start rumors, state unsubstantiated facts or presumptions. You're there to learn more and think more, not to take what others say as the truth.
AOL.com
Check into their various chat groups about "America Under Attack" and under the keyword "Teens" channels
Children's Express Worldwide News Network
But not updated to now, but check back in with forums for expression
ChickClick
ChannelOne: advice on coping with the tragedy.
CNN.com
Student Bureau: Students react with disbelief to terrorism tragedy.
Do Something's forum boards
(you must register)
eUnity
German online news/opinions for youth in the European community. Articles primarily in German but also in English, French and Spanish.
The Fence
A place for debate in general and specifically for these issues right now.
GooseHead.com
Junior Journal
International youth under 19 - thoughts after the attacks
LA Youth
Listen Up! (from PBS, Messages From America's Youth)
Millennialpolitics.com 9/11/01 Forum
MTV's Message Boards
New Black Voices.com
Oskars.de
A German/American student magazine that also has a penpal correspondence section with a German and an English edition.
Pulse
Pop-up of many teen comments in response to the 9/30 program where Lisa Ling talked with teens about the terrorist attacks.
Seventeen
Read the stories shared by other teens about 9/11 and contribute yours.
SHINE Message Boards: Peace & Non-Violence
Tap In
Wiretap's online forum for "socially conscious young people"
Teen.com
Teen Magazine Expert advice and things you can do.
Teen People
TeenHelp
Transatlantic Classroom for Students & Teachers
(press on American flag for English language version)
There are 9/11 responses from German students
UNICEF/Voices of Youth
Is not current and therefore not responsive to 9/11 but it will be again and is good to check in on other issues.
UTNE Reader Terrorism forum. Register and sign in.
Wiretap
YAHOO.com (Req. sign-in)
Yo! YouthOutlook By and for youth
YouthActionNet.org
"Young people's forum for lessons, stories, information and advice on how to lead effective change with up-to-date information, resources and tools to strengthen their work. Check back for their 9/11 update.
YouthNOISE
Y2Kyouth.org
Youth In control
YouthRadio Forums
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