Mass Communications 2 Final Project Prompt: Select a current event (something from the news cycle that interests you) to compare and contrast the media coverage. You need to choose three separate media sources. For example, the New York Times, Fox News, The Washington Post, KCRA News, etc. Method: Research and collect information from a minimum of four scholarly sources. Your sources must be sources that have been published in books and/or academic journals and they must be peer-reviewed. You may use your textbook as one of the sources. You are going to be analyzing the media from a variety of different angles. For example, you will choose to examine the coverage using theories we have gone over in class, e.g. Agenda Setting, Accumulation, Stereotypes, Bias, etc. I am not telling you which theories, or how many, to examine your coverage with but it should be thorough analysis. Describe the story, the coverage, the medium, and the information you found in your research. You will either write a paper or create a video essay. For the paper option, you will write 5-7 typed (12pt.), double-spaced pages– analyzing your sources and their differences in reporting the event. For the video essay, you need to make it 3-7 minutes, and use images/b-roll and voice-over throughout the video. Still slides with words do not count. Here is a video essay about cinematography and editing, I like it because it is upbeat and keeps an audience’s attention while still keeping the basic essay structure. How Mad Max Fury Road Directed YOU! Frame By Frame (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. How Mad Max Fury Road Directed YOU! Frame By Frame It is best to choose media sources that cover all sides of your topic even if their coverage may be biased. It is also best to limit your timeframe. It would be difficult to analyze media coverage from years after the first coverage because they have more details and the ability for analysis. You are analyzing your chosen media sources as to what they say about your topic and using theories learned in class to decipher the messages being sent. Also, try to research your topic with an unbiased mindset. You must cite your sources according to APA or MLA format within the text and in a works cited page. Helpful Tips Three important aspects to your paper: Central Theme, Supporting Documentation in support of your theme, and a conclusion that analyzes your documentation in relation to your theme. 1) A strong Central Theme…
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