Pick one major issue before the U.S. Congress from this list:
- gun control
- health care insurance
- immigration
- climate change
Explore the issue in news and other resources on the Internet, then select one of the following activities to complete:
1. Describe some of the many different competing interest groups and individuals engaged in the debate. What media are they using and who are they trying to reach with each tactic? Provide examples of how they've used press releases, commercials, interviews, town hall meetings, social media, etc.
2. Describe the roles that the Internet and social media are playing in debate on the issue you selected. What about the "traditional" media (newspapers, news magazines, broadcast TV news networks, cable news and radio)?