10/29/2020: Quibi shuts down - service draws little interest in short-form videos - Biden ad - struggling bar owner is wealthy investor and donor

 

Today's Article: Quibi shuts down - service draws little interest in short-form videos
From: The Los Angeles Times
Readability Score: 12.0

Jeffrey Katzenberg guided Disney through a renaissance in the 1990s, but he couldn't make a winner out of Quibi, one of the latest entries in the streaming wars. Discuss the risks of starting a new business, and the role of venture capital, with today's article. Then use izzit.org's Inventing the Futureto help students see how venture capitalists shape our world.

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Today's Alternate Article: Biden ad - struggling bar owner is wealthy investor and donor
Readability Score: 9.0

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10/24/2019: Geena Davis and Disney to Tackle Gender Bias - Food waste in schools? Give it to pigs

Today's Article: Geena Davis and Disney to Tackle Gender Bias
From: The Hollywood Reporter
Readability Score: 14.7

Geena Davis, star of several groundbreaking movies like Thelma and Louise, is working with Disney to check movie scripts for proper inclusivity. Her hope is that adding more underrepresented groups into film scripts will lead to societal change.

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Today's Alternate Article: Food waste in schools? Give it to pigs
Readability Score: 8.2

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1/5/2018: Connecticut city mocked on ABC sitcom American Housewife - Glow-in-the-dark Plants Put Green Power in a Whole New Light

Today's Article: Connecticut city mocked on ABC sitcom American Housewife calls on parent company Disney to apologize and stop 'bullying high schoolers'
From: Daily Mail
Readability Score: 10.4

A sitcom has pushed one city too far with its portrayal of its citizens. They have taken steps to end what they see is harassment. Use this lesson to talk about censorship and offense.

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Today's Alternate Article: Glow-in-the-dark Plants Put Green Power in a Whole New Light
Readability Score: 8.7

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3/31/2016: Why Some New York Millionaires Want a Tax Hike on Themselves - Marines Gear Up For Women In Combat, But Will They Sign Up?

Today's Article: Why Some New York Millionaires Want a Tax Hike on Themselves (11.7)
From: Washington Post

The signatories include some familiar names — Steven C. Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and leveraged buyout trailblazer Lewis Cullman.

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2/1/2016: A Judge's Guidance Makes Jurors Suspicious Of Any Eyewitness - Researchers Find Major Problem with Disney Princess Movies

Today's Article: A Judge's Guidance Makes Jurors Suspicious Of Any Eyewitness (12.1)
From: NPR

The state of New Jersey has been trying to help jurors better assess the reliability of eyewitness testimony...

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Today's Alternate Article: Researchers Find Major Problem with Disney Princess Movies (8.9)

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10/08/2015: Judge; State Psychology Board Can't Regulate Advice Column - Disney Considering Switch to Demand Pricing at Theme Parks

Today's Article: Judge; State Psychology Board Can't Regulate Advice Column (14.1)
From: Washington Post

Kentucky’s effort to censor a newspaper advice column because its author is not a state-licensed psychologist amounts to an unconstitutional restriction of free speech...

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