- Summarize the current event/news story (make sure to also provide the title of the news article and the full URL to your article at the top of your post) in no less than 100 words, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font.
- Analyze the current event/news story – that is, carefully and clearly explain how your selected story fits into the material discussed in the assigned chapter for the week – in no less than 200 words, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font. 70% of your grade will come from analysis so it is critical that you do a good job on this!
o The overall length of your article analysis post should be no less than 300 words (minimum of 100 per summary and minimum of 200 for analysis).
o Do meaningful analysis. Saying something like this – “This article is about the presidency and Chapter 14 is about presidency, so that’s why I chose it.” and then proceeding to summarize or simply copying material out of the book and/or my lecture notes – will NOT get you a good grade. The point is to clearly, coherently, and comprehensively explain the nuances – WHAT from the article, specifically, connects with a specific concept, theory, controversy, or debate in the assigned readings, WHY do you think this connection is meaningful/applicable, and HOW did you arrive at that judgment?
o Article title and URL do NOT count toward minimum word count.
Article Link for this anaylsis:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/business/economy/coronavirus-liability-shield.html
Title: Businesses Want Virus Legal Protection. Workers Are Worried.
How selected story fits into the material discussed:
In chapter 10 we covered the topic of interest group strategies on approaching lawmakers. Lobbying receives the most attention. The campaign contributions and favors to legislators given by corporations convince many that lobbyists buy Congress.
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