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Making News Personal Finding Documents Online Your assignment is to cover poverty in your country. Where do you begin to find documents? Many international and local NGOs and government bodies provide written reports and analysis on social issues, and much of this information can be found on the Internet. Below is a sample of the types of statistics you can find on poverty in your country, which could provide greater depth to your reporting or generate new ideas for stories. The same organizations offer a wealth of information on their Web sites for all kinds of social issues. The World Bank — www.worldbank.org The World Bank produces annual reports and analysis on poverty (among other social issues). PovertyNet (http://www.worldbank.org/wbp/) includes regional and global statistics and trends, as well as poverty and health indicators. Here is a sample: • Almost 20% of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina lived below the poverty line in 2001-2002 (13.8% in urban areas; 19.9 % in rural areas). • In 2000, the estimated percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources in Congo was 51% (71% in urban areas; 17% in rural areas). • In Algeria, 6% of children under 5 are malnourished. • China’s current gross domestic product rose from 946.3 billion in 1998 to 1.2 trillion in 2000; however, growth was not significant from 2000 to 2002 reports. Life Expectancy of People in the Caucasus Countries 2000 2001 2002 Armenia 74 74 75 Azerbaijan 65 65 65 Georgia 73 73 73 Source: World Development Indicators database International Center for Journalists
Finding Documents Online UNESCO Institute for Statistics —www.uis.unesco.org UNESCO’s Web site contains illiteracy rates by country, like El Salvador, and predicts future rates. Illiteracy Rates in El Salvador, Ages 15-24 (%) Year Total Male Female 1990 16.2 14.9 17.4 1995 13.9 12.9 14.8 2000 11.8 11 12.7 2005 10 9.4 10.6 2010 8.4 7.9 8.8 2015 7.1 6.8 7.4 UNICEF — www.unicef.org The annual State of the World’s Children report provides poverty data by country. The Under-5 Mortality Rate for 2004 is the probability of a child dying between infancy and 5 years old (expressed per 1,000 live births). Here is a sample: Belarus: 20 Eritrea: 89 Mongolia: 71 40
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