- Select a specific example of public policy from the following fields:
- Economic policy
- An example of economic policy is U.S. budget deficit spending.
- Economic policy
- Write a letter to the editor of a major news media company about a specific article, video, or political cartoon. The Union of Concerned Scientists has a great resource that explains how one writes a letter to the editor. In this letter please include the following:
- Analyze how the news media sets the agenda and frames the news story.
- Articulate, in detail, how this news story helps or hinders your chosen public policy.
- Speculate how voter engagement could affect this public policy.
Although you may pick your news story from any of the major news media, here are some reputable news sources that may prove useful:
ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/
Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/
CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com
Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com
Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/
LA Times: https://www.latimes.com
Houston Chronicle: https://www.chron.com/
NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/
The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com
Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/
Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/
USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/
The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com