CNN vs. BBC Websites

This is a no-brainer. CNN is far more inferior to the BBC. For the purposes of academic interests, the BBC reigns supreme. For the purposes of politics, sports, and amusement, CNN may pull a slight lead.

In terms of locating teaching resources, I found both networks to be sort of hit or miss in different ways. CNN has occasional websites that are interesting and interactive in terms of illustrating statistics and such, however, they are not tools that are useful for a science class.

When I started as a fellow, I used to read CNN's dedicated section on education and science, but within a matter of months, those sections have all but vanished (or replaced with racial inequity sections - "Black in America 2" or by focusing on political implications/consequences of science). The BBC have held true to their well-rounded reporting and have kept all subject areas covered in their reporting.

The BBC, however, has these wonderful teaching resources for all subjects. Such as these regularly posted audio slide shows about various topics. The only inconvenience is that the new slide shows can be on any topic and may not be useful to you when they are released.

One slide show in particular that I used in class was about the Art of Camouflage. I had used this audio slide show to demonstrate to my students that nature's ability to select for sneaky creatures is a part of this evolutionary process of natural selection. Aside from the remarks about the commentator's funny accent, the lesson worked out really well.