literary journal

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.