This week's Issue of the Week had to do with the news industry and if it functions well or not. Watch the following TED Talk from Lara Setrakian, a former correspondent for a major news outlet. She presents ideas of how to fix what she sees as a broken news industry. After you have watched the video, write up responses to the attached questions.
Do you think that the news is broken? Explain your answer.
Do you trust the information that you get from the news?
What are some of the difficulties of being a reporter?
What are “species level issues?” Why do we need to understand them?
What are Lara Setrakian’s solutions to fixing the news?
Do you agree with her solutions?
Assignment
Turn in written responses to the questions above.
Homework
10th grade--Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn chapters 22-24