Society and the Media

Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address this question(s). Then, respond to at least one classmate’s post. Be sure to use your own words! 

• What role does the media play in guiding how hot button news issues, such as transgender issues or critical race theory, are discussed at work, school, or home? Provide examples to support your response.
• Build on a classmate's post by asking questions, offering thoughtful ideas, or sharing personal connections. Be sure to demonstrate respect for classmate's comments. 

Business Admin

Respond to the following:

• Can any firm beat Amazon in the marketplace? If not, why not? If so, how can they best do so? How formidable a competitor is Google for Amazon? Please explain. Consider:
  • What are Amazon's major strengths?
  • Does it have any weaknesses? Please explain.
  • Is Jet.com a potential concern for Amazon? Why or why not?
• Given the importance of understanding the external environment, why do some firms fail to do so? Provide examples of firms that did not understand their external environment.
  • What were the implications of the firm's failure to understand that environment?