5 Ws of Journalism

What is the measure of

the quality of life?

Who What When Where Why

Material Wealth

The number of cars we own

Homes, clothes, computers, salary, job…

Friends, Family Health

and Love

Relationships

Spirituality

Helping Others

Hobbies

Copenhagen: The Good Life

Why does Copenhagen have a great quality of life?

Transportation

Public Health

Education and Employment

Security and Safety

A Clean Environment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbzI-iDSJSg

The Happy Planet Index How do we measure how happy people

are living in their county?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1o3FS0awtk&feature=channel

Economic Definitions

GNP

Gross National Product

GNP may not be the best

measure.

GNP measures production not happiness.

New Measures?Economic measures are not the best

measures of health and happiness in the world.

How should we measure quality of life?

Decisions and Resources

Military SpendingEducation and

Health

Jobs or the Environment?Economic

DevelopmentEnvironmental

Protection

Costa Rica: A Happy Country

No Army

Health Care

Education

Green Country

Peace Education

Life Expectancy

Questions to Discuss Does technology change your quality of life? What are the indicators of quality of life? How

should we measure it worldwide? What do you need for a great quality of life?

Describe your quality of life on a scale of 1 to 10. How does the environment in Brazzaville affect

your quality of life?

Questions to DiscussWhat can you do to improve the quality of your life? What should your government do to improve the

quality of life for all its citizens? What does having children do to your quality of

life? Can money alone buy quality of life? How much

money do you need? Will your quality of life get better or worse in the

next 10 years? Explain.