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Position Paper + Some logistics of Open Agenda!

Hi everyone! Hope your week has been going splendidly. First of all, thank you to everyone who has turned in a position paper already! My dias and I truly appreciate the effort you put in since I know it’s not easy writing a research paper like this. For those of you who still have not turned it in, don’t worry! There’s still time until BMUN to turn in your position paper, and even though you won’t be eligible for a research award, you will still be eligible for a committee award and you will get some valuable feedback from us before committee actually starts! I have gotten a few questions about how the open agenda portion of PRESS is going to be run. For the most part, open agenda is very flexible and is meant to be a learning experience for everyone on how to construct a well-written editorial without forgetting the subtle nuances that each media outlet carries with them. To achieve this goal, open agenda will be run as a perpetual unmoderated caucus. This means that there wil
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Social Media and Citizen Journalism

Hi delegates! For your first topic I wanted to give you a some background on citizen journalism and its place on social media as this kind of media is now on a higher standing because of the lack of trust in mainstream media. Pew Research Center for Journalism and Media suggests that 68% of American adults have said that they occasionally got their news on social media. Now even though 57% of these people believe that stories online may be inaccurate, they all still use it as a news platform. The questions to consider are how did social media transform from an interaction platform to a news outlet and how has it given a voice to billions of people to do their own “reporting?” Citizen journalists can be found everywhere, reporting giving breaking news and keeping the entire world updated with their cameras. However, the ease of doing so has been revolutionized by social media. 43% Americans get their news of Facebook (Pew) and even news outlets have started breaking news
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Editorial Writing: Example and Breakdown

Hi everyone! For one of the first blog posts, I thought it would be great to discuss editorial writing, as this may not be a style that everyone is familiar with. In this post, I'll be giving you all an example editorial piece from the New York Times and breaking it down for you all, pointing out the strengths of this paper. Here is the article:  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/opinion/brazil-dam-break-environment-bolsonaro.html . This editorial was taken from the New York Times, a popular American newspaper. The New York Times editorial page is considered to come from a "liberal" viewpoint. It's important to take into account voice and perspective for each news syndicate because editorials must represent these viewpoints. Don't forget to research this before coming to conference!  Now, lets move onto the article. The first thing to note is the title. "Brazil's Lethal Environmental Negligence" is a very provoking title. As you can see here,
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Introduction

Hello delegates!! Before my dias and I dived in further with more PRESS related content, we wanted to share with you more about ourselves and hopefully you can get to know us better! So here it goes:  Hi, my name is Marine Fujisawa and I am a sophomore attending Berkeley studying political science and economics. I am originally from Southern California and so I love spending time in the sun near the water! This is my sixth year in MUN and I attended BMUN a few times as a delegate, so I am beyond excited to be able to serve as a head chair of PRESS this year. I also participated in journalism in high school so I am looking forward to hear all your ideas about the media. At Berkeley, I am also a part of a consulting group and a sorority. I have recently gotten into the (not so great) habit of binge watching shows on Netflix, so if you have any suggestions please let me know! Can't wait to see you all soon!  Hi everyone! My name is Emily Yan and I’m a senior here at UC B
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Committee Assignments for Position Paper

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Hello everyone! I hope your week has been going splendidly. As promised, here is the assigned committee for each press syndicate.  Most committees have two topics of debate, so feel free to choose whichever one to write about in your editorial. As a reminder, your position paper will need to include a sample editorial. The position paper guideline states: "Here, construct a sample editorial article about how your editorial board thinks its country of origin is affected by the topic discussed in your assigned committee. Include all the components of a news article including the headline, byline, lead paragraph, and body paragraphs. Also include pictures that pertain to the topic." Again, feel free to email me at mfujisawa@bmun.org if you have any questions! Best, Marine Fujisawa
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Welcome to Press!

Hi everyone, WELCOME TO PRESS! My name is Marine Fujisawa, your head chair for this committee. My vice chairs are Emily Yan and Anushree Gupte, and we will be putting up individual introductions soon! First of all, I am already so excited to see you all in committee! Press is a committee that is so flexible so I hope we can have an educational yet enjoyable time. My vice chairs and I will be putting up more content in the upcoming weeks that will hopefully help you familiarize yourself with the committee and provoke some thought about the topics. Here are some housekeeping items: 1. Press has a different position paper format from other committees. Make sure you check how we want the position papers done on the BMUN website under the PRESS page! 2. In the position paper, we ask for an example editorial about another committee in BMUN 67. I will assign a committee for each press organization  THIS SUNDAY . So make sure you check back on the blog then! If you have any quest
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