Ideas for group project - Fall 2017 Section 01

1. Current Events Affecting Our Future
TO INFORM OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT THE IMPACT AND SIGNIFICANCE
OF CURRENT EVENTS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA

2. Topic of Interest
Taking a Knee (how did it get started? What’s
the purpose?)
Boy Scouts organization
Corporation re-writing cultural norms:
Hobby Lobby
Citizens United
Opioid Crisis
Student Loans
Russian Hacking
Mueller Investigation
Trump campaign
Voter nullification
DNC Server
Credit card fraud
Global Warming:
Weather pattern in US
Renewable energy
Mining
Petrol

3. Topic of Interest
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai killed an 80 year old
rule to allow far-right Sinclair to take over 72%
of local television stations
Indiana Purging Voters Using Software That’s
99% Inaccurate
Americans worried about Russian influence
on elections
Healthcare in America
Affordable Care Act
Possible Single Payer
International Perspective
U.S. Oligarchs and their political visions
◦ Elon Musk (renewable energy)
◦ Jeff Bezos (print media)
◦ Bill Gates (humanitarian aid)
◦ Koch brothers (ultra conservative views)