1.  Which item most inspired you?  Why?

2.  What makes each of the following items newsworthy?
-- the new governor of Hindu Kush
-- the youth movement from Kandahar to Maxar-e-Sharif
-- the war on drugs

3.  What responsibility does the mainstream media have to inform the public about good news from Afghanistan? 

4.  Is the omission of good news reports on the part of the mainstream media intentional?  Explain your answer.

5.  Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper or TV news show from which you get your news.  Ask them to report on Good News from Afghanistan as well as bad.  Explain why you think it is their responsibility to do so.  (You can refer them to Arthur Chrenkoff's column on OpinionJournal.com if they don't know how to find good news to report on.)  If your news source already provides coverage of good news, thank them for their committment to balance. 
cc a copy of your letter to editor@studentnewsdaily.com for possible posting on our site.