Current Affairs

Current Affairs Writing Assignment-Due Date: 4/7/021

You are required to complete a formal write-up of the three current affairs articles and will submit your write ups along with the articles. Each write up should be at least 1 type written page (12 point font, APA Style- including in-text citation and a reference page). SINCE THIS IS A MICROECONOMICS CLASS AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE MUST BE ON A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY OR A BUSINESS.

Your submission should indicate the title of the article, authors name, name of the publication (if it is an internet site, provide the URL), date of publication, as well as the country or US state that is the setting for the story/article.

You will first summarize the article, provide a critique of the article, then discuss the economic implications of the issue(s). You should include your personal opinion on why  it is important to focus on this issue, how it connects to the topics covered in the course, and discuss if relevant any recommendations or solutions that you would recommend.

Legitimate Internet News Sources

The following websites are some of the acceptable Internet sources for finding articles current events:

News Agency Website URL

The Associated Press Online https://www.ap.org/en-us/

BBC News Online https://www.bbc.co.uk

CNN.com https://www.cnn.com/

ABC News Online https://abcnews.go.com

CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/

Online Reuters.com https://www.reuters.com/

World News.com https://wn.com/

MSNBC https://www.msnbc.com/

NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/

USA Today.com https://www.usatoday.com/news/

Times Magazine Online http://www.time.com/

The New York Time https://www.nytimes.com/

Fox News.com https://www.foxnews.com/

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/