Goal: Clearly and vividly describe the causes and consequences of the problem in

Goal:
Clearly and vividly describe the causes and consequences of the problem in journalism that your group is focusing on. Your audience is potential funders/supporters of your group’s solution.
Required content:
Clearly state what the problem is and how it harms the news media’s ability to do one or more of the seven things Michael Schudson suggests news can do for democracy (information, investigation, analysis, social empathy, public forum, mobilization, democratic education).
Provide several pieces of evidence that describe this problem and integrate this evidence into your paper. This could be a news article, an academic article, statistics, or another piece of media that effectively demonstrates the problem you’ve selected. The more convincing the evidence you present for this problem, the stronger your memo will be.
Review known or potential causes of this problem. Each potential cause should be backed up a citation (preferably scholarly, but a news article can work). Avoid providing a laundry list of potential causes and instead help the reader understand how/if they are related and which is most prominent.
Review known or potential consequences of this problem. Each potential consequence should be backed up by a citation (preferably scholarly, but a news article can work). Avoid providing a laundry list of potential consequences and instead help the reader understand how/if they are related and which is most prominent.
Conclude with a brief summarizing argument for why this problem is vital to address. This should be persuasive, convincing the reader of why this is an issue that they should put resources into addressing.
Requirements and Format:
This paper should be 1,000-1,250 words, double-spaced, with 1″ margins and Times New Roman 12-point font.
It should read like a cohesive persuasive document with introduction and conclusion sections.
Your title page should have your group member names and course name. Put “(Lead Author)” after your name.
Please use APA style for citations and references.
You may use the first person plural (e.g., “our group” or “we”)
Grading criteria
Coverage of the required content
Comprehensiveness and accuracy of your summary of causes and consequences
Persuasiveness of your arguments
Quality of your writing
The last slide is the main focus of the paper and what you need to write about specifically where it says “for you”
Slides 2-3 are just more information about the essay and what problem you are writing about
Slide one is just a very brief detail of the problems slide five is more useful
There is low funding for local news which results in a low production quality of news, such as newspapers or bad TV channels, which drives away news consumers. Low funding = a factGive examples of whyPeople don’t like newspapers/TV = explain whyResults in low amounts of people reading up on news
This is the most important part to understand what you are writing about.