What is citizenship?

Scenario

You are a major journalist for a global media network and have decided to analyze to what extent media messages adhere to standards of global citizenship. You chose a recent crisis—a mining incident in China that killed members of a UN-led exploratory mining expedition—which ended a month ago. In addition to concerns about an oil and gas process called fracking, and whether it may have contributed to the earthquake that caused the mine to collapse, global tensions amongst superpowers remain high. Also, China’s economic and cultural influence is far-reaching—too far, for some. You decided to analyze specific measures of global citizenship and apply those to six media messages from diverse sources and areas around the globe. Afterward, to round out your report, choose how authors could have changed their messages to be in line with the global citizenship elements of social equality, environment, and political issues.

Note that the scenario and associated research is a fictional event created for educational purposes.