The World This Week

The World This Week is a biweekly online news program created by Santa Monica High School students, hosted by Matthew Ware and produced by Alana Feldman.

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Here is our sixth episode!  Featuring a discussion about sexism in the film industry, Chinese journalists and censorship, and Jack Lew's cupcake-esque signature.

Sorry for the delayed posting.

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17 countries

Over the past few months, The World This Week has been watched in 17 countries around the world and 16 U.S. States! Thanks to all our viewers, wherever they may live.

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The World This Week #5 - Post Election Special. We discuss the demographic changes evident in the 2012 election, featuring an article translated from the Spanish-language website BBC Mundo, "La bomba demográfica que le explotó a Mitt Romney", or, "The demographic bomb that exploded Mitt Romney."

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Our exciting fourth episode: an exclusive interview with Brooks Allen, director of education advocacy at the Southern California ACLU, and we reflect on Senate Bill 9 and efforts towards fair sentencing for minors and a better justice system in California.

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http://www.thesamohi.com/feature/ware-on-the-air

The World This Week is featured in Santa Monica High School's student-run newspaper, The Samohi (www.thesamohi.com) - ed. note: I mentioned opinion and news when I was referring to Cronkite, not Stewart and Colbert - The Daily Show is great, but satire is what makes it great.

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The first presidential debate in a word: disappointing. For a lot of reasons. Watch the first Special Debate Edition of The World This Week, and stay tuned for our regular broadcast next weekend!

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Behind the scenes of The World This Week Episode 2!

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We're looking for people who want to appear on the show and discuss issues that are important to them. It's not a big commitment - a few minutes of your time, a few times a year. Fill out the form here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6Fz5ZBBaq9HeDlTUkN4Nzl0SWM

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Our SECOND episode: we interview a ton of students about the 2012 election, and Ruhi Bhalla from the Gay Straight Alliance talks about the "It Gets Better" project.

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"Globe Motif" logo: The World This Week < is > News With A Student Perspective

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New episode coming very soon...

Topics for this week: we sit down with Ruhi Bhalla of the Gay-Straight Alliance and talk about "It Gets Better" expanding globally, and we discuss the most important themes of the 2012 presidential election with several students.

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Learning to use a teleprompter is very interesting... this is our DIY version of one!

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Watch it here, or on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAl7K4NVKMo. Subscribe to our program at youtube.com/worldthisweek and connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/WorldThisWeekSamohi

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Our first broadcast (September 16 2012): the September 11 anniversary, Proposition 8 goes to the Supreme Court, embassy attack in Lybia, the anti-Muslim video and protests, and two tax increases to fund education on the California ballot this november.

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Welcome to The World This Week!

Our first episode will be up soon, covering the advancement of the Prop 8 case to the Supreme Court, analysis of the recent unrest in the Middle East, and more.

The World This Week is a citizen journalism project created by Santa Monica High School students. Learn more at worldthisweek.org and youtube.com/worldthisweek.