In today's society, we hear a lot of discussion about the environment and about cultures. Environmental journalism and cultural journalism require that the journalist be committed to educating the public about aspects of each topic that audiences may know very little about.
This assignment requires you to choose a topic related to the environment or a specific culture. You will be writing the story as a feature for a national newspaper and preparing a script for a television program that appears on the Public Broadcasting Service. You will write a 450- to 500-word print story and a 3- to 5-minute broadcast script about the issue that you chose.
The assignment must
- Identify the media outlets where the story will appear.
- Summarize facts and/or statistics that are relevant to the story.
- Compare two opposing opinions about the topic derived from CQ Researcher.
- Incorporate one visual element to enhance the story.