{"id":3909,"date":"2017-05-16T22:59:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T05:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=3909"},"modified":"2018-03-13T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:00:31","slug":"breakin-news-a-new-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/breakin-news-a-new-event\/","title":{"rendered":"“Breakin’ News” — A New Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

recap by Nina Dinan age 13<\/p>\n

Breakin\u2019 News is a recently organized monthly discussion for teens during which news, politics, and\/or the Constitution are explored. Breakin\u2019 News was organized to give teens an opportunity to exchange views and ask questions pertaining to current events. For example, \u201cWhat\u2019s up with Michael Flynn and Russia?\u201d or \u201cHow can I tell if this news story is true?\u201d The topics can be very diverse and do not need to relate to politics.<\/p>\n

Our first discussion took place two weeks ago. The attendees focused on the topic of fake news, examining ways to determine the veracity of articles. Fake news is a highly apposite topic in an age when stories spread quickly through social media and many, including hoaxes and satire, are believed on sight. We also discussed recent deportation raids and immigration, voicing a wide array of opinions and considerations.<\/p>\n

Breakin\u2019 News is an opportunity for absolutely any teen to discuss civic engagement; no special knowledge of current events is required. Sound interesting? Come to our next discussion on Wednesday, April 19 from 5pm to 6pm.<\/p>\n

For anyone interested in broadening his civic engagement knowledge, I recommend the following sources:<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Magazine<\/a>
\nThe Economist<\/a>
\nLA Times<\/a>, The Wall Street Journal<\/a> and other newspapers
\nCNN online<\/a><\/p>\n

Although there are no Constitution experts on the Teen Advisory Board, the Constitution and\u00a0The<\/em> Federalist Papers<\/em><\/a> are fun to peruse. \u00a0I recommend \u00a0The U.S. Constitution: What It Says, What It Means<\/em>, which provides great explanations of the sometimes convoluted language.<\/p>\n

Lastly, speaking of fake news, check out the fact checking websites listed under \u2018info literacy<\/a>\u2019 in the library Teen Web Guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

recap by Nina Dinan age 13 Breakin\u2019 News is a recently organized monthly discussion for teens during which news, politics, and\/or the Constitution are explored. Breakin\u2019 News was organized to give teens an opportunity to exchange views and ask questions pertaining to current events. For example, \u201cWhat\u2019s up with Michael […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":3910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[146,145],"class_list":["post-3909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agendas-news","tag-advocacy","tag-teen-facilitated"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/05\/flyer_breakinnews_may2017.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-113","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3924,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-advisory-board-may-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":0},"title":"Teen Advisory Board — May 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"May 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 5\/15\/2017 Present: \u00a0Angel, Brittany, Genevieve, Hadley, Haneen, Jane L, KC, Lauren, Luke, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Perla Pre-meeting assignment: summer party ideas \u00a0 Agenda \u00a0 Debrief - (1-2 minutes each; 15 minutes) Movie Night - Angel, Genevieve Breakin\u2019 News - Nina Craft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/05\/tab.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3777,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-advisory-board-february-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":1},"title":"Teen Advisory Board — February 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"February 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Teen Advisory Board 2\/6\/2017 Present: \u00a0Angel (Meep), Brittany, Genevieve, Hadley, Haneen, Jane L, KC, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Sophie Below are brief notes from our meeting. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Debrief - Let\u2019s Talk Politics WriteGirl Poetry Workshop Volunteer training \u00a0 Changes - Volunteer sign-in procedures Friends book sale volunteers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/tab_stateofyouth.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/tab_stateofyouth.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/tab_stateofyouth.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3781,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-advisory-board-march-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":2},"title":"Teen Advisory Board — March 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"March 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Teen Advisory Board 3\/13\/2017 Present: \u00a0Angel (Meep), Haneen, Bella, Jane L, Lauren, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Sophie Below are brief notes from our meeting. Pre-meeting assignment Research the following topic: \u00a0Why are libraries essential to teens? Go through this research, and highlight parts that speak directly to you.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/TAB_2017-03.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3834,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-advisory-board-april-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":3},"title":"Teen Advisory Board — April 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"April 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 4\/10\/2017 \u00a0 Present: \u00a0Angel (Meep), Brittany, Genevieve, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, Maya, McKenna, Nina, Sophie \u00a0 Pre-meeting assignment: suggestions for Teen SRC prizes \u00a0 Agenda \u00a0 Debrief - (3 minutes each; 15 minutes) Breakin\u2019 News - Nina, Maya Teen Game Night - Jane G. Youth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/04\/src2017_prizes_samples-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/04\/src2017_prizes_samples-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/04\/src2017_prizes_samples-1.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/04\/src2017_prizes_samples-1.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3986,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-volunteer-awards-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":4},"title":"Teen Volunteer Awards 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"August 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Our teen volunteers are amazing! During the 2016-2017 school year, our volunteers collectively: worked nearly 5,000 hours wrote 64 articles helped increased library teen program offerings by more than 35 programs helped increased library teen program attendance by nearly 1,500 In addition, there are some star volunteers we want to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/08\/volunteer-title-image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/08\/volunteer-title-image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/08\/volunteer-title-image.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/08\/volunteer-title-image.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3945,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/teen-advisory-board-june-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":3909,"position":5},"title":"Teen Advisory Board — June 2017","author":"Jane Gov","date":"June 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 6\/19\/2017 Present: Angel, Brittany, Chris, Genevieve, Isabella, Jonathan, Julia, Kara, KC, Lauren, Liliana, Lucy, Luke, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Penelope, Perla Not attending: Hadley, Haneen, Jane L., Sophie Pre-meeting assignment: Favorite Instagram users Focus of today\u2019s meeting: marketing \u00a0 Agenda Introductions (5 minutes) Debrief\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Agendas & News"","block_context":{"text":"Agendas & News","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/agendas-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/06\/tab_instagram.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/06\/tab_instagram.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/06\/tab_instagram.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/06\/tab_instagram.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3909"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3931,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions\/3931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}