Instructions from the instructor: You will do ONE of the following media analysis assignments. Choose either the medium of television or the medium of newspaper. (See instructions for each below.) Television: Watch one hour of broadcasting that is labeled “news,” and write a two-page (double -spaced) analysis of it. Use the following questions to guide your analysis. You may include a number of questions, or just one or two in your paper. However, regardless of how many questions you choose, your paper must have a clear thesis (main point). This thesis must be supported/illustrated with specific examples and analysis of them. Your paper will also be graded for clarity of the writing and grammar and mechanics. Use APA documentation to cite your sources. Television Questions: What can you tell about the priorities of the mass communication organization (network) from observing the production (look, tone, etc. of the show and type of ads, if any). What is being conveyed/ consumed (information, entertainment, advertising, correlation)? What can you tell about the network’s and its advertisers’ perception of its audience from the broadcast? About the audience’s perception of itself and its society? What are the implications of these perceptions, revealed by this broadcast? OR Newspaper: Choose a news article from the print version of a newspaper that also has an on-line edition (e.g. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times). Find the on-line version of the same news item. Write a two-page (double -spaced) analysis comparing and contrasting the print and online versions. Use the following questions to guide your analysis. You may include a number of questions, or just one or two in your paper. However, regardless of how many questions you choose, your paper must have a clear thesis (main point). This thesis must be supported/illustrated with specific examples and analysis of them. Your paper will also be graded for clarity of the writing and grammar and mechanics. Use APA documentation to cite your sources. Newspaper Questions: How does the production of a print newspaper differ from the production of television news? How does the production/presentation of the on-line version of the story you’ve chosen differ from the production/presentation of the print version and how does this affect the consumption by the audience? How does the newspaper news story impact individual readers and their sense of society as a whole? Is the answer to this different for the print version and the on-line version, and if so, how?
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