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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.