Charlie Cowan Media Writing (COMM 200)

Mock Tweets Politics Beat: @BernieSanders has dropped out of 2020 Presidential Race, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Sanders, who had a strong start to the primary season, lost momentum after Super Tuesday and failed to gain traction. https://m.startribune.com/sanders-drops-2020-bid-leaving-biden-as-likely-nominee/569473312/ Entertainment Beat: Legendary singer songwriter John Prine passed away yesterday due to coronavirus complications. Prine, 73, was known for his variety of songwriting acumen and wrote famous songs including “Sam Stone” and “Angel from Montgomery”. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/07/750894794/john-prine-obituary Economics Beat: @MarketWatch article lays out the difference between furloughed workers and laid-off workers. Furloughed workers aren’t presently working and laid-off are unemployed indefinitely. Currently, thousands of people are going through the unemployment process. https://www.marketwatch....

3/24 News: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/324-cbs-evening-news-1/ Segment #1: President Trump President Trump wants the country opened by Easter. In an interview with Fox News, Trump wants the country open so people can “pack the churches” and open the businesses. However, health organizations are warning that New York could become the epicenter of the coronavirus. As of March 24th, 700+ people died from the virus and thousands have contracted it. Dow Jones had its largest gain since 1933 due to the rumored completion of a stimulus bill in Congress. Governor Andrew Cuomo said that every state will be 2-3 weeks out from their peak and they should prepare. Cuomo also asked that the federal government provided more ventilators to them. Cuomo, who requested 30,000, said that he only received 4,000 from the government, which will not supplement the appropriate amount needed for them. “We are your future,” Cuomo said in his press conference. 1 in 4 people are in the ICU suffering from ...