Assignment
In 900-1200 words, write an argumentative essay grounded in our unit on literary journalism. In three steps, begin to think about your final paper as follows:
Select a topic/current event of interest to explore
- U.S. social justice (gun rights/protests, #blacklivematter, immigration, access to health care, etc.)
- Ecological crisis (global warming, food/energy shortages, factory farming, etc.)
- War (refugee Crisis, terrorism, drones, etc.)
- Social media (Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, Twitter bots, Russian interference in U.S. election, etc.)
¡ Pick a medium to compare w/ print literary journalism
- Virtual Reality
- Interactive (audio/video) HTML narratives
- Podcasts/audio journalism
¡ Make an argument for or against platform's ability to employ characteristics commonly associated with print literary journalism.