Check-ins on profiles.
In-class exercise: Op-Eds
1. Divide into groups of four.
2. Pick one of the following topics:
The Second Avenue subway (first stretch set to open in December)
De Blasio admits that the Build It Back program won’t meet its goal
Cuomo signs bill that penalizes hosts of home-sharing (like AirBnb)
New York City Council considers doubling number of food vendor permits
Police crackdown on journalists and/or protesters at Standing Rock
3. Together, find some background material and read up on the issue.
4. Pick a stance and formulate an argument.
5. Write a short op-ed and post it on the class blog.
Op-ed pitch due.
Pick a topic that has been in the news, either local or national
800 words
Must include at least one interviewed “expert” source (someone with personal experience, researcher, scholar, official)