OP-EDucation! by Rob Andujar https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y Examples of what is and what isn't an op-ed in the news. en-us 2021-02-16 13:42:13 UTC 2025-10-30 19:18:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f428.png jchen1616 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207251585 OP-ED:
b)How Bill Gates Plans to Save the Planet: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-bill-gates.html?showTranscript=1
c) This article is newsworthy because it includes ideas that can save the planet.
d) Bill Gates is speaking on this topic in which the greater audience would participate to help save the planet. Talks about in the present, we cannot achieve some things that can reduce greenhouse gases(for a safer environment). Bill Gates also talks about how companies who become more successful in the future can come up with new efficient ways to save the planet.
e) Bill Gates wants the reduce uses of certain things like gas, and work as a community for a change.
f) One of the possible audiences could be people who recycle and are looking for more ways to be eco friendly.]]> 2021-02-16 15:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207251585 flgay https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207286137 OP-ED:
b. America's brutal racial history is written all over our genes by Libby Copeland https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/opinion/23andme-ancestry-race.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
c. What makes it newsworthy is it's talks about the new phenomenon 23andme DNA tests and how people are finding out they aren't really who they think they are.
d. 1) Discrimination: People used to hid their race or religion to avoid discrimination. 2) Lost family: People are finding out they have sisters and brothers 3) People are finding out that they are related to their ancestors slave masters and they have white cousins.
e. Their call to action is recommending these tests because it is an opportunity to evolve.
f. One of the audiences is probably Gen z just because they are the generation to take over the world one day and we need to make it easier for the next generation to live in a judgement world.]]> 2021-02-16 15:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207286137 jgbalderrama https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207293319 OP-ED
b. Biden signs Executive Order Allowing the U.S to Found Global abortions. Author;Alexandra Desanctis. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/biden-signs-executive-order-allowing-the-u-s-to-fund-global-abortions/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=river&utm_content=native-evergreen&utm_term=first
c.its newsworthy because its something thats going on right now like smething that just happened because Biden signed the order on January 21,2021
d. an audience, senator Ben Sasse disagrees with Bidens order of pro-abortions and says we should be paying for peoples abortions and that human dignity matters. In the past this didnt happen.
e.the called to action is basically nothing because its an order from the president. But well the action would be to not refuse to give taax money to found abortions.
f.one of the audience are young teenagers that might be pregnant but cant support or not ready to be mothers yet but their families wont help them with an abortion so this order can be helpful to struggling teens.]]> 2021-02-16 15:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207293319 OP-ED https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207300520 b.
c.
d.
e.
f.]]> 2021-02-16 15:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207300520 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207330987 OP-ED:
b."Chicago man facing DUI charges in Riverside" by sun-times wire https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/16/22285178/william-walters-chicago-man-facing-dui-charges-in-riverside
c. its newsworthy because this is something that happens to people all the time whether they did the crime, or was caught doing it.. its hardly talked about.
d. talks about
e.
f.]]> 2021-02-16 15:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207330987 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207361365 OP-ED
b. Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing and Cases Are More Severe by Pam Belluck
c. This is newsworthy because covid is harming people in general. Also the youth are being harmed as well
d. This talks about how children are having a disease called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children.
e. Their call to action is to trying to treat the syndrome to help treat the children who has this disease.
f. The audience is for the people who want to know more about what’s happening with the youth. Want the people to be inform and look out for some of these symptoms. ]]> 2021-02-16 15:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1207361365 Makenna Yoho mjyoho https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208303646 OP-ED
B: "Netflix’s “Fate: The Winx Saga” Whitewashes Original and Loses Its Impact"
By Bashirat Oladele
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fate-the-winx-saga-whitewashes-original-loses-impact-op-ed
C. This article is newsworthy because this show is getting alot of attention with the fact that it seems to be back tracking in time. The original show, 2004, was praised for being ahead of its time by showing diverse representation in a kids show that aired on TV, but the new Netflix remake lacks in all aspects of what the orignal show had. Considering we're in 2021, such thing shouldn't be a problem but here we are with this show.
D. This is 3D because this issue of classic cartoons being turned into dark egdy whitewashed shows is very much present, we've seen it with other netflix remakes. Its a test of time, and yet really we should see more representation in pop culture. Not only have we seen the white washing in tv shows, we've seen in movies where companies try to pass as diversity but for most of the movie, the character is litterly dehumanized. Like in Princess and the Frog, though Tiana was Disney's first black princess, she was a green frog for the majority of the movie.
E. The call to action is to spread awarness of how these popular shows and movies are actually not as good as we think they are, in terms of diversity and represenation.
F. I think the audience is actually towards people who like the shows, the one who haven't seen the original source material, because they may just think that the show is like all the other populare ones and don't know that it came from something far more diverse. These remakes always use nesagic bait and audiences need to know what these companies are doing.

Not OP-ED
"Whitewashing in Film"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_in_film#:~:text=In%20the%20early%2020th%20century,(1931)%20and%20subsequent%20films.
H. This isn't an OP-ED because it is just giving you examples of whitewashing in films leaving plenty of room to make your own oppinion and how you feel about these certain films listed.]]> 2021-02-16 18:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208303646 eroyal3 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208340538 OP-ED
b. "Water is a human right. It's time we start teaching it as one." by Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tiaib
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/15/tlaib-dingell-clean-water-act/
c. This article is newsworthy because it talks about how people should still have access to clean, affordable running water even if water bills are past due. The authors give valid reasons why we should be able to have access to water for free. They pointed out that now was the perfect time to make water free since we are in a pandemic and hygiene needs to be kept up with in order to lower Coronavirus numbers.
d.
e. Debbie and Rashida call to action is to make water a human right in order to take public health seriously.
f. The audience is directed towards citizens of the U.S. including the government. They want Americans to work together to make water more affordable by making it a human right.

]]> 2021-02-16 19:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208340538 Sydney Bryant sbryant201 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208353817 Marjorie Taylor Greene Knows Exactly What She’s Doing

OP-ED

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-extremism.html

This story is newsworthy because the writer discusses an issue, an event that is relevant to a particular moment in time. It is 3-D because It identities of the speaker and audience and it was talking about that she was talking about the school shooting and she harassed the survivor. Marjorie Taylor Greene is the QAnon congresswoman, a far-right influencer and gun fanatic who dabbles in anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim bigotry. She endorsed violence against congressional leaders, claimed that the Parkland and Sandy Hook shootings were faked and once shared an anti-refugee video in which a Holocaust denier says that “Zionist supremacists have schemed to promote immigration and miscegenation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/marjorie-taylor-greene-committees.html?searchResultPosition=10

McCarthy condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s statements but declines to remove her from committees.

It is not op ed because A news report is a piece of news writing that on the face of it contains no opinion—just the facts! And it is educational.

]]> 2021-02-16 19:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208353817 Sofiya Romanyuk https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208409008 OP-ED
"Shouting into the apocalypse: The decade in climate change"
Opinion by John D. Sutter
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/opinions/climate-change-decade-in-review-sutter/index.html
c. This article is newsworthy because the author discusses the climate change issue, he talks about emissions still going up and about seeing the fingerprints of humans on the storms. It's also relevant for our particular time because it was published in 2019 while providing the plan that needed to be started in 2020 to reach a good point by 2050.
d. The author dresses the potential future in 2050 if we improve our ways of living, the values of the speaker and audience because the more people agree and understand the seriousness the faster he can end this issue, and he addresses the history of people's reactions and actions towards climate change.
e. Their call to action is to spread awareness and join the younger "waking up people" to mainly protest against the burning of fossil fuels.
f. One of the audience is the "bright spot" younger people that are "waking up" and taking actions that improve the conditions of our issue.

NOT OP-ED
"2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows"
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3061/2020-tied-for-warmest-year-on-record-nasa-analysis-shows/
h. This article is not an Op-Ed because it is a news report made by NASA. That is proved by no use of vocabulary that hints towards an opinion and is based on full facts. ]]> 2021-02-16 19:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208409008 farreola https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208667220 OP-ED
"Watt are the odds of J.J to the Bears?"
Patrick Finley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2021/2/16/22284515/bears-jj-watt-odds-texans-free-agent-sign-wife-kealia-soldier-field-khalil-mack-robert-quinn-slim
c: This article is newsworthy because Finley discusses the possibilities of J.J Watt landing on the Bears defensive roster. He explains this by comparing other defensive players contracts earnings and suggests that because of his wife playing soccer for the Red Stars, there's a chance of Watt joining the Chicago Bears.
d: The author shared a tweet given by Watt and his wife having a date on the skyline of Chicago. He also says that Watt played not to far from here in Wisconsin as a Badger, and the possibilities of joining the Green Bay Packers are less compared to the Bears. As Watt said he wants to play in the Super Bowl before retirement, adding this veteran to the defensive bear roster will help all the newcomers on the field.
e: Finley is trying to tell NFL Teams that since contracts are coming to an end on the defensive side, some of that money can be used for J.J Watt and help rebuild defense.
f: One of the audiences directly spoken to is the Chicago Bears. He notices that Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn and Akiem Hicks contracts are coming to an end, with around $50 million left for new players. Finley is trying to say that the Bears must try to invest money in Watt because it will bring a veteran to the field to support all the newcomers.

Not OP-ED
"Brady Back at work and is preparing for Super Bowl No.8"
Rick Stroud https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2021/02/13/brady-back-at-work-preparing-for-super-bowl-ring-no-8/#:~:text=TAMPA%20%E2%80%94%20Apparently%2C%20the%20avocado%20tequila,Brady%20is%20back%20at%20work.&text=Brady%20won%20his%20seventh%20Lombardi,for%20a%20record%20fifth%20time.
h: This article is not an OP-ED because there are no opinions in the article. It's just a basic rundown on a message sent out by Tom Brady. This is otherwise called a mews report.

]]> 2021-02-16 20:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208667220 tmfain https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208685590 Op-ED
B. "College used to be about personal growth. Now, it’s just career prep"
Lauren Ailslieger https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2018/09/12/op-ed-college-used-to-be-about-personal-growth-now-its-just-career-prep/
C. This is newsworthy because Lauren discusses how college has changed over the year. She goes into detail about how college is only about getting prepared for their future career, but you are not able to find out who you are as a person or what even do you want to do in the future.
D. Lauren is speaking to an audience who are trying to figure it all out and who fears they might not have growth in intellect, perspective, and in life. She also speaks of the future by stating she wonders if college's main focus now is about career prep is it hindering them or helping them. She also values her personal growth and the need to grow.
E. Lauren's call to action is that colleges go back to the way they were before. Colleges should be a place where the students can expand their knowledge and have personal growth at the same time.
F.One of the audience is people who are deciding if they should go to college or not.
Not Op-ed
G.Growth and Change Through the College Years

https://psychcentral.com/lib/growth-and-change-through-the-college-years#1
H. 1. No opinions involved just all statistics and facts 2.

]]> 2021-02-16 20:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208685590 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208688368 OP-ED
"Depression and Anxiety in a Polarized Time"
John M. Oldham
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/opinion/letters/depression-anxiety-politics.html
C. This is newsworthy because it is a sensitive topic that is a popular problem across people, it needs attention and some solutions. it involves life, mental health and peoples identities. Depression and Anxiety are a big part of a human being because it could get worse and people must help their loved ones if they are suffering.
d. The writer talks about the consequences of not seeking for help and the risks which are long term. He talks about identity and how everyone may have individual emotions but words can help find positivity. He also speaks about the feelings that can impulse these negative feelings like stress and boredom.
e. this also has a format of a story of someone who has been through depression but have gotten through it. This makes me think that one of the intended audiences are people who suffer from depression and and/or Anxiety to show that if someone can succeed they can as well.
NOT OP-ED
"Depression"
https://www.nature.com/subjects/depression
h. This is very informative with facts about depression and doesn't include their personal thoughts or experiences about this topic. Also this article has a format that can be a target to an audience concerned if they are depressed so that makes this article more informative.]]> 2021-02-16 20:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208688368 Jaden J-G jggill https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208692156 OP-ED

Innovation, Not Trees. How Bill Gates Plans to Save the Planet.
By Kara Swisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-bill-gates.html

It's important because it affects the earth and our way of life.

]]> 2021-02-16 20:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208692156 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208695683 OP-Ed
b."Cuomo's laughable 'Extortion' Rant"https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/cuomos-laughable-extortion-rant/
c.The reason this article is newsworthy because of the word choice used for the descriptions used to describe Cuomo and his actions during his Covid plan and how he's operating during the pandemic and the actions he's making.
d.The word choice,the selection of quotes,and the title of the article.
e.They're basically calling Cuomo a clown and the decisions he made aren't the best for the people.
f.People looking to see Cuomos actions and his record as governor.

]]> 2021-02-16 20:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208695683 Marco Agcaoili https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208697173 A. OP-ED
B. "Corona Virus Could Change Sports forever." Written by Kaitlin O'Toole
https://www.si.com/college/video/2020/06/23/daily-cover-coronavirus-change-sports-forever
C. This is newsworthy because this article shows how coronavirus changed everyones lives and especially sports forever. it also shows how much has changed ever since the virus has happened.
D. The writer uses three parts of context to address in the op-ed. The three parts of context she uses is the present moment, the future and potential future, and identity of the speaker/audience.
E. Their call to action is to show how the coronavirus affected the sports industry and how things wont be the same for a while.
F. one of the audience members could be people who wathc sports or people who are apart of the sports industry (athlete,coach,etc)]]> 2021-02-16 20:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208697173 Christian Tirado https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208701470 A. OP.ED
B.]]> 2021-02-16 20:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208701470 gmondragon3 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208702999 OP-ED
b. "I lost my mother tongue - and almost lost my mom"- Reyna Grande https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/28/opinions/bilingualism-spanish-english-power-of-language-grande/index.html
c. This article is news worthy because a woman who is a Spanish speaker talks about her struggles she faced when she was a kid, due to not being able to speak English. She also discusses many other situations people have been discriminated against , for not speaking English and how school systems fail to teach Spanish speakers English . After seeing Mexican actor Diego Luna at the Oscars and him stating that " Ya se puede hablar Espanol en los Oscars " was what inspired her to write this article.
d. The author talks abut the actor Diego Rivera being at the Oscars and how that can possibly empower other Spanish speakers to continue dreaming of becoming big things. She also discusses the many forms of discrimination Spanish speakers have faced while shopping at the market or any public place.
e. Their call to action is to feel empowered about being bilingual and for discrimination towards Spanish speakers to end.
f. I believe the targeted audience is Spanish-speakers who are sometimes ashamed to talk in their mother tongue , to not feel like that . Being bilingual is a gift and can open many doors of opportunities.

Not OP-ED
g.Storms devastate a nation on the brink after a year of lockdown -- and it's nowhere near over
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/us/winter-storms-covid-pandemic-impact/index.html
h. This is not an OP-ED because it is an informational article and the author is not sharing their personal opinion regarding this topic.

]]> 2021-02-16 20:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208702999 mahernandez44 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208730489 OP-Ed
B:"Remote Learning is Often an Oxymoron" By:Nicholas Kristof
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/opinion/remote-learning-coronavirus.html?searchResultPosition=1
C: This article is news worthy because it is talking about remote learning and the benefits and disadvantages it has for certain people. It is good for kids because it they get to stay at home and prevent the spread of COVID. Kids with internet and access to food at home are perfectly fine with staying home and doing classes remotely. But, kids who don’t have access to high-speed internet and meals have a hard time with remote learning.
D:]]> 2021-02-16 20:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1208730489 elane41 https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1209395085 op-ed

Returning to ‘normal’ is among the worst things we could do post-pandemic

by Tricia Bishop

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-bishop-0217-covid-opportunities-20210216-ctonrckmzreq7co4fp6lhb7un4-story.html

As she asserts in her piece's opening, the corona and quarantine end is imminent though distent. With this new age approaching, she speaks on how critical it is to change aspects of our society and how disappointing it would be to go back to the same way as before, as though we have learned nothing. This is newsworthy as the vaccine is in very early distension, meaning now is the time to thinking about genuine changes one would like to see to improve our future lives and be cognizant of what we wouldn't want to see in the future.
This was written in early 2021, where quarantine has been ongoing for quite some time, so most of the things she is talking about everyone has become very familiar with, such as working /schooling from home. Two at the time of this being written, the vaccine is just starting to be used by people worldwide. Finally, most people feel a longing for and miss live pre-pandemic, and everyone knows everyone else feels that way. Hence, for instance, people in the future wouldn't understand and might miss out on this wistful yearning that currently an inherent emotion surrounding the topic of post-pandemic. Without this feeling, the article feels far less optimistic dreamer and more analytical guesswork.
She makes about three things she thinks would be remiss if we didn't keep these changes. The most important of her call to action is treating the internet in the same vein as we treat necessities such as water and education.
Well, as everyone is living in the world at the moment, this is applicable to everyone. However, the circumstances she talks most about are mostly for the average income working-class person and family, so adults in that situation will be the primary target audience.

not op-ed

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

The first way it is not on op-ed is, it is not opinionated at all. It's a list of diffrent charts representing statistics relevant to covid-19 and the vaccine. In the same vein, it's not technically an article. It's a collection of graphs and stats.

]]> 2021-02-17 01:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1209395085 op-ed https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1215355339 Stranger than fiction: The real-life CIA projects that inspired 'Stranger Things'

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-361-burka-bans-stranger-things-baseball-misfits-jet-cars-joni-mitchell-and-more-1.4369248/stranger-than-fiction-the-real-life-cia-projects-that-inspired-stranger-things-1.4369292
1. what makes this net worthy because in this article there explaining the fact that this man Dr. Ewen Cameron and the CIA were doing experiments in there about supernatural life.
2. Reason 1:
Project MK Ultra is actually mentioned by name in the show when Chief Hopper, who's kind of trying to get to the bottom of everything that's happening at Hawkins Laboratory, tracks down Terry Ives ... who tried to sue the government for abuse. She explicitly mentions Project MK Ultra, and being a part of those experiments without being aware of it."
Reason 2:
Dr. Ewen Cameron ... used a combination of hallucinatory drugs like LSD, electroshock therapy, and sensory deprivation on a lot of unwitting patients.
And that is from Cady Drell. who was a worker in the felicity with him.
Reason 3:
These actually existed and were used by the government as part of MK Ultra. Dr. Ewen Cameron, who was working on a sub project of MK Ultra, used a combination of hallucinatory drugs like LSD, electroshock therapy, and sensory deprivation on a lot of unwitting patients — many of whom came to see him for things like anxiety."
3.There call of action was calling off the whole experiments after finding out what they did to those people.

]]> 2021-02-18 14:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1215355339 OP-ED https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1216247115 "America's brutal racial history is written all over our genes" by Libby Copeland
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/opinion/23andme-ancestry-race.html?searchResultPosition=1
c.

]]> 2021-02-18 17:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1216247115 Op-ed https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1217846940 B.Texas, Land of Wind and Lies by Paul Krugman.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/texas-storm-power.html?auth=login-google&searchResultPosition=5
C.This article is newsworthy because it goes ]]> 2021-02-19 05:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rjandujar/sx3r3de97psik17y/wish/1217846940