For these assignments, you will find an article pertaining to California, summarize the article, and then discuss the broader implications of the article. Applying the concepts from the readings will strengthen your analysis and even earn your a bonus point! You can use information from past article summaries if you want to focus on one topic throughout the semester. Each week you will have to use a different media source for the articles. Some weeks it will be your choice and other weeks will be set. My goal for these assignments is encourage you to learn about California politics through the lenses of different publications.

This week: Your Choice it just has to be about California

Tips for success: Many sites now use “pay walls” to prevent people from reading the news articles without subscribing. You can get around these paywalls by opening a second tab or window. These are called incognito tabs or windows and will allow you to look at more articles than the limit for the day.

To receive full credit:

The news article must be about California. Please include a link to your selected article with your analysis.
Your paper must quickly summarize the article, connect the article to the larger picture/debate around the topic.
It must be turned in on time or will receive a late grade.
Each analysis should be about 1 page (or 250-300 words), double spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point font.