The three major topics on my news feed for February 25th, 2020 is the Corona virus epidemic, the presidential race, and Bob Iger steps down as Disney’s CEO.
The first article I read was called Coronavirus will test whether the planet can unite in the face of a global crisis by David Ignatius, a foreign affairs correspondent for The Washington Post. He talks about the potential dangers of the Corona virus and how doctors researching the virus have to face the dilemma of whether to tell the public of its true danger or risk false information being spread which would cause an unnecessary panic. However, he mentions that doctors studying the disease in Wuhan, China (which is where the disease started) have already begun developing a cure for the disease.
The second article I read was called If Biden does poorly in South Carolina, he should drop out by Ashley Pratte, a correspondent for CNN. She talks about how presidential candidate Joe Biden was the front runner for the Democratic party earlier in the year, but now with his lack luster performance he has given up his position as front runner to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. She mentions that Joe Biden will have to have a win in the upcoming Iowa caucus in order to have enough support to continue in the presidential race.
The third article I read was called Bob Iger, longtime Disney chief, steps down as CEO by Catherine Thorbecke, who is a correspondent for ABC News. She talks about Bob Iger’s 15-year long stint from 2005 to 2020 and the accomplishments he has made for Disney in the past 15 years. Some of those accomplishments being the attainment of huge media companies such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox as well as the introduction of the Disney plus streaming service. Bob Chapek, who lead Disney’s theme park department, will take over as Disney’s new CEO.
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