FC Analysis of Current Issues Paper
My chosen topic is: BLACK LIVES MATTERAnalysis of relevant news stories or opinion pieces, Instructions & Rubric Summer 2023This term, you will need to complete three of these analyses. The primary purpose of thisexercise is for students to identify contemporary social problems through real-world examplesand increase their news and media literacy. Completing all three of these is also part of fulfillingthe Gordon Rule requirement for this course.For each assignment, you will need to find current (no older than April 1, 2023) news or opinionpieces that relate to the topics of social problems that we will be discussing this term. Access tomany news sources is free online; however, some sources do have paywalls. Fortunately,students can access most major news sources through the Palm Beach State Library databases forfree. The databases are available here: library databases. You should have access to any of thesources you need in the following databases: Americas News, Business Source Complete, NewYork Times PASS, and Nexis Uni.Because these analyses are meant to be topical and related to course material and classdiscussion, each piece you choose should relate to the material covered between theseassignments. Meaning for news analysis 1, topics should relate to anything covered inchapters 1 and 3; for news analysis 2, topics should relate to anything covered in chapters7, 8, and 11; and for news analysis 3, topics should relate to anything covered in chapters 2and 12.Each analysis should be a minimum of 400 words and a maximum of 600 words. You must dothe following:? Briefly summarize the story or opiniono Name and date of publicationo The topic of the pieceo How you found it (e.g., scrolling social media, reading specific news outlets,searching library databases)? Identify the highlighted social problem(s)o What are the claims?o How does the piece legitimize this issue?o Who is making arguments for and against the issue?? Develop your alternative strategy or solutiono What programs or policies would you suggest?o Are the non-policy alternatives you might attempt?
