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 howan event is covered.
For this assignment, you will be examining how a particular event was covered.
You will need to use national 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 . 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.
1.Find 3 or more media outlets that covered the same event.
2. Make sure the coverage between the mediums is within 7-10 days.
3. 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?
Part 1: Introduction (10%): The introduction of your paper serves to lay out your ideas and pique the interest of your readers. Be brief but thorough. DO NOT use any personal pronouns in this section, stick to the facts. Try to end with your thesis or controlling statement.
Part 2: Literature Review (15%): Here is where you discuss the research sources included in the module AND any additional information and/or research that you found and their association, relevance, and relation to your topic. You should cover ALL the scholarship/resources that are important to the issue you are writing about. This should also contain direct or paraphrased quotes written to APA style guidelines. You MUST include viable and relative quotes.
Part 3: Analysis (15%): (your thoughts, feelings, opinions rooted in facts and examples from the texts, readings, videos, etc.): This is the most important part of the paper! Here is where you refer to and integrate your interpretation of the materials and resources. You can begin to use personal pronouns.
Don’t forget to cite the material.
Part 4: Conclusion (10%): Begin to discuss, evaluate, and analyze how the all the information that you have read, watched, and researched relates to each other. What have you concluded? How do those conclusions relate to your thesis or control statement?
