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READ “AN ERA OF DISTRUST. A FUTURE OF DISCONTENT?” SELECT A POINT IN THE READING THAT INTERESTS YOU. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHAPTER TALKS ABOUT MISTRUST OF THE PRESS, PRESS BIAS, CONCENTRATION OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP, HOW THE PRESS MEASURES UP TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY’S PRESS STANDARDS, MEDIA BIAS FOR OR AGAINST A POLITICIAN, THE POWER OF THE TITANS OF MEDIA AND THEIR EFFORTS AT CENSORING PEOPLE, EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MEDIA AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY.

WRITE AN INTERESTING INTRODUCTION THAT INCLUDES THE TOPIC OR THESIS STATEMENT OF YOUR DISCUSSION. THEN SUPPORT YOUR THESIS. YOU CAN USE THE CHAPTER AS A SOURCE, BUT YOU ALSO MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE OTHER SOURCE AND YOU MUST CITE THAT SOURCE IN AN ENDNOTE.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL BE PLACED IN THE DISCUSSION SECTION, AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO READ. IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST TWO PARAGRAPHS BUT NOT MORE THAN SIX.