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Google News Timeline

by Becca Ferenchick

WHAT: A web application that organizes information chronologically. Google News Time line allows users to -  

  • view Wikipedia 
  • scanned newspapers and magazines 
  • blog posts 
  • sports scores
  • a  graph-like timeline.          The Timeline                

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HOW to use News Timeline

  • Go to "Queries"   
  •  Select a news source
  • Includes Time magazine and others
  • Search by month & date
  • Search by topic

 

 

 

   

               Example of Time magazineurl.com/348bpj2

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WHY use Google News Timeline

 - Search current political and cultural events

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 - Compare multiple perspectives on topic

                 - by region

                 - by politics

               

 - Gain awareness of biases (etc.)

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More reasons WHY...

 - Search historical events & images

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 - Read perspectives from that era

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 - Compare to a current textbook

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Current Limitations

  • VERY limited news magazines scanned

 

  • More limited the older the magazine  

 

  • Only available in English 

 

 

 

 

                                            BUT....   a great idea!