1.This discussion board is about analyzing news media reporting and testing your fact-checking skills. Discuss ONE current event or major ongoing issue in the news and how it is covered by TWO different major news sources. The issue can be about any topic of major global political importance such as the pandemic, prevalent conspiracy theories, climate emergencies, US politics or international/global politics (choose ONE topic). How do the two media sources cover and frame this topic? Which claims are difficult for you to believe? What do you learn when you fact-checked those claims? Is this surprising to you? Why or why not?
2.Select a democratic (not autocratic, oligarchic, dictatorship) country other than the US or the UK in the world and discuss whether it is a parliamentary or presidential system and describe its state features. Describe the electoral system and party system with insight into its disadvantages and advantages. For extra credit, you can select another country with a contrasting system: if you chose a parliamentary state system for your first case, then select a presidential system for your second case. If another student selected the same country as you, engage with that student and reference their posting.
3.Referring to the material in Chapter 8 and videos provided in announcement email, what is globalization, and what does that mean? What are the consequences of globalization? Is globalization a good thing (or bad or both good and bad)? Why or why NOT? Give some examples of countries, regions, and themes.
