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CURRENTLY
Current affairs may refer to: News * ''Current Affairs'' (magazine) a bimonthly American magazine of culture and politics. * Current affairs (news format), a genre of broadcast journalism * ''Current Affairs'', former name for ''Behind the News'', an Australian program Politics * An approximate synonym for current events * An approximate synonym for politics Other uses * "Current Affairs", a song by Zion I and The Grouch from ''Heroes in the City of Dope ''Heroes in the City of Dope'' is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch (rapper), The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Heatseekers ...'' See also * ''A Current Affair'' (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Affairs (magazine)
''Current Affairs'' is an American bimonthly magazine that discusses political and cultural topics from a left-wing politics, left-wing perspective. It was founded by Oren Nimni and Nathan J. Robinson in 2015. The magazine is published in print and online, and also has a podcast. It does not feature advertising, and is funded by subscriptions and donations. Its political stances have been described as socialism, socialist, Progressivism, progressive, and broadly leftist. The magazine's stated mission is "to produce the world's first readable political publication and to make life joyful again." Its format is influenced by magazines such as ''Jacobin (magazine), Jacobin'' and ''Spy (magazine), Spy''. History ''Current Affairs'' started after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015. On September 29, 2018, ''Current Affairs'' published an "exhaustive 10,000-word refutation" by Robinson of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony before the United States Senate. Robinson was invited to disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Affairs (news Format)
Current affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism in which major news stories are discussed at length in a timely manner. This differs from regular News broadcasting, news broadcasts that place emphasis on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different from the news magazine show format in that events are discussed immediately. The UK's BBC programmes, such as ''This World (TV series), This World'', ''Panorama (TV series), Panorama'', ''Real Story'', ''BBC Scotland Investigates'', ''Spotlight (NI), Spotlight'', ''Week In Week Out'', and ''Inside Out (2002 TV programme), Inside Out'', fit the definition. In Canada, CBC Radio produces a number of current affairs shows both nationally, such as ''The Current (radio program), The Current'' and ''As It Happens'', as well as regionally with morning current affairs shows such as ''Information Morning'' — a focus the radio network developed in the 1970s as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The News
''Behind the News'' (more commonly known as ''BTN'') is an Australian children's news program televised by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Described as an 'educational news program aimed at 10-13 year old kids', ''BTN'' is commonly used by schools in Australia as an education tool to help children catch up with current affairs and issues. ''BTN'' currently has three shows. ''Classroom'' is the flagship weekly show that investigates various news topics for 10-13 year olds. ''Newsbreak'' is a daily news show to help Australians kids stay informed on current affairs within 5 minutes. ''High'' is exclusive to digital platforms and goes more in-depth into topics that are more appropriate for high school students. History On 5 June 1968, ''Behind the News'' aired its first episode. Originally known as ''Current Affairs'', the name was changed to its current name within a year. The discovery of the first episode happened during the 45th anniversary (at the time, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Events
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media. Subject matters for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, economy, business, fashion, sport, entertainment, and the environment, as well as quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning royal ceremonies, laws, taxes, public health, and criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technological and social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its content. Throughout history, people have transported new information through oral means. Having developed in China over centuries, newspapers became esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics
Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social status, status or resources. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. Politics may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and non-violent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but the word often also carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or in a limited way, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In The City Of Dope
''Heroes in the City of Dope'' is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch (rapper), The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 34 on the Independent Albums chart. Critical reception Kevin Jones of ''Exclaim!'' gave the album a favorable review, saying: "With no shortness of inspiration, Zion I and the Grouch ensure that not a minute of this record goes to waste, matching engaging auditory pleasure with words that actually amount to something." Marisa Brown of AllMusic called it "partially introspection, partially consciousness, and partially hyphy-inspired dance music." Eric K. Arnold of ''East Bay Express'' wrote: "This collaborative effort presented an alternate view of Bay Area rap, one more concerned with quality-of-life issues than grill-pieces and rims." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Zion I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
