In our discussion, we talked about the story from Afghanistan in which parents were dressing their daughters up as girls. On a national level, we discussed Obama’s economic advisor leaving, the Republicans trying to repeal national healthcare, and the latest on the “don’t ask, don’t tell” issue. A few medical articles came up—a restriction on a diabetes medicine, a wave of addition to prescription drugs, and the possibility that mammograms are not as necessary as believed. We also talked about the salmonella outbreak in Iowa, the woman on death row who was executed, people in New York buying iPhones and selling them illegally in China, Texas textbooks with a pro-Islamic bias, and the creator of Facebook donating $100 million to Newark schools.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, plans to donate $100 million to Newark schools to improve them. The article “A $100 Million Gift to Newark’s School” briefly mentioned it, but then went on to talk about the poor condition of New Jersey. Along with this gift from Zuckerberg, the governor will give some control of the state-run school system to the mayor. The plan will be announced on the “Oprah Winfrey Show.”
“Obama’s Chief for Economics Is Set to Leave” is a significant article for this week. It made the front page, and the content is important to our country. Our economy fell apart and is still struggling to put the pieces back together. Lawrence Summers has been Obama’s advisor for almost two years and is now leaving in the middle of trouble.
The article, “Where Boys are Prized, Girls Live the Part” was a visually large story this week. It started with a picture and preview on the front page and then had a complete two page spread. All the photos used were well composed and catching. Some were from the past, which added depth to the visuals. Also, it is a human interest story, and it appeals to the emotions of Americans.
“New Treatments are Challenging Mammogram’s Needs, Study Says” was written from an interesting angle. It quoted a doctor saying that she does not think mammograms are needed as often, and she would not want to even know if she had cancer. This idea is coming from a professional and is contrary to what most people believe. Thus it challenges people to consider new things.
Attendance: Olivia, Michael, Adria, Kristi, and we called Morris since he is in Texas.
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