Identifying Local Opportunities
Articles retrieved from the Ann Arbor News
When students long for a homecoming - Student
Academic challenges for kids without housing or shelter are most daunting
Summary: The article discusses the issue of how homelessness can negatively impact students, and how many students struggle with schoolwork largely due to a lower socioeconomic status.
The real cost of cutting the (cable) cord
Local newspaper
in my hometown (Michigan)
Summary: A local software company received money to
employ new technology that would alert cars when pedestrians are not paying
attention. It will be implemented in
downtown Ann Arbor, where gobs of people can be found walking across the
street, especially within the University of Michigan campus.
The problem: Pedestrains are
getting hit by distracted drivers.
Note: this article describes a
solution to the problem in Ann Arbor, but the problem exists in many, many
places, including Gainesville!
Who has the problem? Drivers and pedestrians in busy areas
Summary: The article discusses how people often see
news stories on social media, and they assume what is stated (or shown) is
true. People often get outraged about
issues before any real evidence is revealed.
It’s the job of news organizations to pick up these stories and dissect
them to expose the true facts. The
article discusses an example about pollution, where the environmental impact
was strongly exaggerated over Facebook.
The problem: Lots of news stories get “out-of-hand”
over social media, often before objective facts are put into the discussion
Who has the problem? Anyone getting news from social media
Summary: The article focuses on the story of Mohamed
Soumah, an immigrant from Guinea who ignored his deportation order. Suffering from kidney disease, he is now
hiding out in a Michigan church. His
reasoning? So he doesn’t have to return to his country that lacks the
healthcare he needs to stay alive.
The problem: Many undeveloped countries do not
have quality healthcare
Who has the problem? Anyone living in nations without quality
healthcare, or specifically in this article, immigrants forced to go back to
those places.
When students long for a homecoming - Student
Academic challenges for kids without housing or shelter are most daunting
Summary: The article discusses the issue of how homelessness can negatively impact students, and how many students struggle with schoolwork largely due to a lower socioeconomic status.
The problem: There are not enough resources to
support homeless or financially unstable students through their schooling in
many communities.
Who has the problem? Students in financially unstable families
The real cost of cutting the (cable) cord
Summary: The article discusses how many people are not
using cable TV anymore, due to the large number of unnecessary channels. Then, the article dives into the the other
streaming options, which are increasing in number and price. For many people, the overall cost adds up to more
than cable to get all the channels/shows/movies they want.
The problem: There are so many streaming
options out there, but they each have different things to offer. It can be costly to get all the shows you
want.
Who has the problem? Television and movie watchers.
Hey Leah! After reading your well put together blog post, I am fascinated with all of the articles you have found! Most importantly, the second article because I have seen how true it is with my own eyes. Headlines are attention grabbers and often exaggerate or fabricate to get the readers attention however no one actually reads the facts! So interesting.
ReplyDeleteHey Leah,
ReplyDeleteI am surprised you were able to find so many interesting articles from your hometown, I tried searching my hometown and was shocked to see how boring the articles were and maybe this is due to most of our local sports teams sucking but I feel like something interesting should happen. What I did realize with all these articles is that many areas have similar problems with laws and personal problems.
Hey Leah,
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job finding all the articles you did . Your hometown has so many interesting stories that you found whereas the articles that I'm finding about my own hometown are no where near as interesting. It is crazy to hear about all these stories because it just reminds me just how much is going on that we don't know about.