News stories are written in the Inverted Pyramid format. Stories are organized arranging factual information from most important to least important. This is very different from how we write in an English course. Journalism use what we call the 5Ws or who, what, when, where, and why. But, there is another element that is sometimes included is the elusive “H” or how an event is covered.
For this assignment, you will be examining how a particular event was covered.
You will need to select a local, state, national or international news story to analyze. You can use a physical newsprint story, an online news article, news broadcast video, or social media news source. In fact, you must use and cite 3 different sources. You can analyze how the sources covered a global event (like global warming, economics, women’s rights, social justice, etc.) or you can look at a more targeted event (like changes in South Florida like sea level rise, local elections, school zoning, labor strikes, the environment, etc.). The news event that you choose is up to you. If you do decide on a local focus, you should use different local news outlets.
Select a local, state, national, or international event/news story to analyze.
Find 3 or more media outlets that covered the same event.
Make sure the coverage between the mediums is within 7-10 days.
Think critically about how the different news organizations covered the event. How much space or time did the organization use? Was it a top story in all three? Who did they quote? Did they use the same quotes or information?
Instructions
Write a 500-word paper using the Writing Assignment Organizer analyzing how the three media outlets covered the same event.
Include the elements of who, what, when,and where, why, but focus on the how.
Use and refer to the media literacy skill of analysis (defined above) in your work.
Conduct auxiliary research if necessary to define and/or clarify your points.
Produce an analysis and not just simply summarize the information. How can what you found be utilized by media consumers?
Use 12 pt. Times Roman typeface.
DO NOT ignore or write OVER the word count! Assignments that go over the word count will lose 10% of the final grade. (See rubric below). Word counts will be checked. Please put your word count at the bottom of the paper.
Review Working With Turnitin for submission information, similarity scores, AI detection and how to view your feedback and grades.
Don’t forget to include a reference page at the end of the reaction paper. Visit The Roughwriter’s Guide APA References Page by Dr. Karen Palmer for correct format.
Late assignments will not be accepted, and technical difficulties ARE NOT an acceptable excuse for late work. If you experience technical issues, contact Canvas Technical Support.
It is the policy of this course that plagiarism is NOT allowed. Assignments that have a Turnitin Similarity score higher than 25% will automatically receive a “0”. Make sure to check your similarity score prior to submission.
News stories are written in the Inverted Pyramid format. Stories are organized a
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