The Political Implication; Water in Flint, Michigan; Critical Thinking Skills

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The story of the release of the Americans held in Iran has dominated the cable news station, and the political implications. The newscaster has focused on Jason Rezaian an Iranian America journalist, as well as tension between Iran and the West. The geopolitical implications also come into play where the relief of sanctions and guarantee for there to be changes to the nuclear program. In the case of ABC, the station focused more on the personal story on one of the released Americans, with the family members suggested that he was mistreated while in prison. There is also a political angle, where the station reported on the story Amir Hekmati an ex-marine was alleged to be a spy, with the family giving their side of the story on alleged mistreatment during detention.
In CNN, the story on refugees fleeing Syria has also received attention reporting the story during top hour newswhere there is CNN newsroom top stories. However, some talking points are the need to help in Europe screening genuine refugees and determine how they are to be distributed in Europe. There are challenges because there are different standards that are not applicable. However, in the story the news casters pointed out that the Syrians had mainly fled into neighboring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, suggesting that the richer countries ought to bear a higher burden. ABC has a different take, focusing on the hardships being endured by the Syrians because of war where starvation has become a problem and disruption of daily l...