Welcome to the Pre-Masters blog!

Hey guys,

This blog is our development and sharing space during this course. We can use it to share ideas and links, keep our resources, and develop our writing and general communication skills.

Topic 1

Obama's first year: Success or failure? Can we be optimistic about the future?

First of all, let's watch a Newsnight programme about Obama's first year. Please watch the programme and take some notes about the current situation. We will later use these notes for our own work. What are the key issues mentioned in the programme?


Here are some more resources for our research on Obama's presidency:

Guardian article

Washington post article

CNN blog article

The Economist article

Another video from iplayer (1 hour)