Newsbeat

Top News Stories - Term 2, 1999

The contestants:

  • War in the Balkans
  • School Shooting in Colorado
  • NATO's 50th Birthday
  • Corruption in the IOC
  • Ku Klux Klan in Australia
  • East Timor
  • Illegal Immigrants
  • Plugger's 1300 Goals
  • The Royal Wedding
  • GST

And the winners are:

  1. East Timor

  2. (i) Ku Klux Klan in Australia
    (ii) School Shooting in Colorado

  3. Illegal Immigrants

  4. (i) War in the Balkans
    (ii) Plugger's 1300 Goals

How the Judges did it:

The judges used a point system to rate the news stories. After lots of serious thought, each judge chose five stories. He or she gave 5 points to the most important story, 4 to the next, and so on. The points were added up to decide the order.

The final list is very interesting! If you have any questions for the judges, or comments to make, email:

megsy84@hotmail.com or glenys5@hotmail.com

The Judges were:

Kevin, Anne, John G & John D

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