Media Class

 Choose one of these questions to investigate: 1. Will the results of the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections cause the Democrats to back off of President Biden’s social infrastructure plan? 2. Is Eric Adams the future of the Democratic Party? 3. Does the Democratic Party have a messaging problem? 4. Will the Supreme Court strike down New York’s concealed carry restrictions? 5. Does the U.S. need to get more involved in the Tigray War? 6. Is Europe’s new COVID-19 wave a warning sign for the U.S. this winter? 7. Do states need to do more to make juries racially equitable? 8. Are American commitments going far enough at COP26? 9. Will the Minneapolis question 2 vote destroy ongoing progressive efforts to defund police? 10. Should states require high school students to pass an ethnic studies course? or United States Extemporaneous Speaking  1. Are progressive Democrats going to abandon President Biden?  2. Does homework widen the achievement gap in K-12 schools?...

 COP26 starts this week and is fairly important conference that happens every year. Your assignment this week will be to take notes and present what you learned about climate change or the political agenda around climate change as seen in the media on Monday. We will watch some clips from Democracy Now, but I also want you to do your own research and look at Fox News, and foreign media, to see a global picture.   QUESTIONS - unrelated to climate change  1. Should the Biden administration retreat from its support of vaccine mandates? 2. What steps does Portland need to take to rein in destructive protests? 3. Is inflationary pressure in the U.S. economy here to stay? 4. How should states spend the money they are receiving from opioid pharmacy settlements? 5. Does Congress need better ethics rules to prevent insider trading? 6. How will FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccinations for children affect school operations across the country? 7. Should U.S. states decriminalize prosti...