Explain how the media played a role in the criminal case .

Your objective is to
research a criminal case concerning an infamous crime committed in the past 75
years. You are expected to use proper research protocol in every way, including
writing style and MLA annotation of sources.
This project asks you to trace the narrative of a true crime case
through different perspectives. You should consider the following:
1.
a local newspaper or
television report
2. a newspaper with national circulation (for example, The
New York Times, The
Washington
Post, The Los-Angeles Times)
3.
a printed or online
magazine with national circulation, online blog, or true-crime
novel
4. a national television news broadcast (for example, The
CBS Evening News, 360 with
Anderson Cooper, CNN), news magazine ―documentary program (such as Dateline:
NBC, ABC‘s Primetime, CBS‘ 48 Hours Mystery, A&E‘s American
Justice), or made-for-TV docudrama.

Retrace the presentation of
your case through these outlets. Concentrate your analysis on how each media
source changes the focus of the criminal case. For example, local news sources
might focus on victims and keeping the public safe, while national news sources
might portray the criminal in different ways. You can also focus on how specific
evidence is found, discussed, analyzed, and displayed as the case shifts
representational venues.

Purpose:

Your goal as a writer is not to categorize one source as
true and the others as false; treat all with equal suspicion regarding their
subjectivity. Your paper should present
an analysis of how the “story” of crime may change over time as a case
progresses through the stages of a prosecution and against the backdrop of the
court of public opinion.
You may choose different
points in a case’s timeline and connect those with different venues of
coverage. You could choose one point in the case (initial report, indictment,
trial date, or verdict) and explore that moment’s reportage across the four
venues.
Follow this format
when preparing your written report:
• Discuss all relevant details/collected evidence of the crime
• Explain how the media played a role in the criminal case
• Clearly describe the eventual outcome of the case (if it is
unsolved, discuss where it is currently).
• Use MLA citation format for all resources
Basic Requirements:

You should find a minimum of 8 sources and integrate at least 6 of
those into your final paper. All sources
must be credible. Your annotated bibliography contains the sources you will
use/need!

The final paper should be at least 5 pages in length (this
does not include the Works Cited page.)

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