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The New York Times

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-new-york-times

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was The New York Times built?

  2. 2. What is the location?

  3. 3. What is the total subscribers?

  4. 4. Why is the New York Times important?

  5. 5. How does the New York Times reach people today?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Newspaper of Record

  • Investigative Journalism

  • Freedom of the Press

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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