Current Events-
News Today- Operates on a 24-cycle- causes us to move to the next big thing. Confederate flag… School shootings….. Stormy Daniels…. Teacher strikes….. ? Has bias Prejudice: in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair Pundits are NOT reporters. Rush Limbaugh Tomi Lahren – Why do we care about her point?
Pundits A pundit (sometimes also called a talking head) is a person who offers to mass media their opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the social sciences, technology or sport) on which they are knowledgeable (or can at least appear to be knowledgeable),
Today- Satirical news has become one of the most trusted sources in the media. It brings a burning Fake news sites are dominating and influencing decisions of legislators and the public. Snopes is a website you can double check News has become politically motivated- Fox leans right and MSNBC leans left.
Sources News sites today offer more commentary than the facts. NPR and C-Span are two of the few that give it to you straight. Politico is the best in politics Politicians need to be held accountable Trump and his falsehood
Danger in calling News- “Fake News” President Trump has constantly and consistently attack main stream media. Labeling anything that disagrees with his positions or negatively attacks him personally or politically is fake news. This video addresses Trump opinion on fake news. Supporters believe it as well. Some believe Parkland Florida had “crisis actors” and the event was staged. NBC Daily Show- An actual interview.
Changing Media- Press Conferences- Trump Twitter More Twitter- Trump Echo Chambers- we only consume the information that agrees w/ our views.
Take this story- Top 10 Fake news stories Great White Shark in MS River Pope Endorses Donald Trump
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Where do you start for Current Event Speech? First- Rhetorical Purpose- persuade? Inform? Second- Google the event then click “News” “Building boarder wall” Don’t use regular Google Read several stories to gain some background knowledge on the topic. Vary your sources- this is because of bias. Ask WHY!!! Find the WHY!!! to the question.
Answer your question Is it Yes or No? Is there one action that happens that answers the question? If so tell me. Should Donald Trump build the wall? No! (WHY?) The wall achieves 3 main goals Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3
Thesis- It is your question. Ask yourself who and why are we asking this question? That reasoning should be in your introduction. Intro needs to connect to the thesis. Can’t tell a story about candy and tell me that is why we need to ban all 4 wheel drive trucks.
Do not start with a question. Introduction- Do not start with a question. Can give a background of why this question is being asked now. Startling statistics Personal story that relates- Analogy
Body of Speech Each main point supported by sub points. Doesn’t stop the flow of immigrants A. Airplanes or trucks B. Overstay Visa’s C. Forged documents
Sources At least 4 sources Needs to be within the last 6 months. (Why?) Need to research so you know what you are talking about. News sources are great, but get it from more than one.
Format Review the Format- Being able to explain what the evidence means is important. The wall will cost $50 billion why does that matter? The WHY is huge in this speech!
I can’t find anything- It is because you are not reading. These are the top headline generators of the past month. You need to actually read. These are issues that are being discussed in government, on the street and on Twitter. You need an informed opinion.
Major Current Events Immigration with Wall and DACA Gun Control US Economy with tax cuts North Korea Russia- elections and collusion