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4/9 Mock Tweets

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.com/story/being-furloughed-beats-a-layoff-what-it-means-for-millions-of-suddenly-jobless-americans-2020-04-08?mod=home-page
Education Beat:
New York City schools have told teachers to not use #Zoom technologies during the period of extended learning. Zoom, a popular virtual meeting app, has seen increased usage since the coronavirus outbreak. NYC officials have recommended other sites to use. 




Discussion Analysis
When researching the information, I tried to pick four different beats that were topical. Luckily, I was familiar with three out of the four beats. I have been following the political race closely and was working on homework when Bernie Sanders dropped out. My mom and dad were fans of John Prine, who paved the way for folk & country music. I wasn’t familiar with the exact difference between furlough and laid-off workers. In my experience, I associated furloughed workers with government employees, which isn’t necessarily true. Lastly, I have experience with Zoom, because I use that to facilitate my podcasts and we haven’t had any issues with them in the past. It was a little difficult synthesizing the content of John Prine and the MarketWatch article, because I wasn’t entirely familiar with them, which showed on the tweets. This is different from Zoom and Sanders, because I was extremely familiar with both of those and knew how to address the tweets better, to make it concise and flow together. 
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