analyzing crime

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For paper 1, you will analyze a case of crime that received substantial news coverage, and identify which of the 12 news structures or news values discussed in pages 46-68 of the textbook, are evident in that coverage. Importantly, explain how each of the news values or structures are exemplified in the media coverage, referring to specific media content when doing so.

In addition, what does the media content you analyze say about both American media, and American culture? And, can any concepts or theories discussed in chapter 1 help us understand the sociological significance of the media content?

Finally, are there other values or reporting strategies applied in any of the media reports that are inconsistent with the 12 values/structures emphasized in the text? Does any of the reporting take an alternative approach that is worth recognizing? How (if at all)?

Sources

In addition to the textbook, you should reference at least four different media reports on the case, each from a different organization. This means that you should choose a case that you know has been covered a lot in the news by popular mainstream media organizations. You may use newspapers, local news television, cable news television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox News), or radio news podcasts. You may also use a documentary, if one is available. Each piece of reporting should be substantial, not a 30 second clip, or a 100 word summary, for example. To make sure your research conforms to these requirements, keep in mind that you will have to do a bit of preliminary research to make sure that you can access enough coverage on the case to do the assignment well. Please also choose a case that is relatively recent (past 10 years). Every student should study a different case (this is not a group assignment)!

Format

The paper should be 3-5 pages (not including title or reference pages), double-spaced, with 12 font and 1” margins. Moreover, it should include in-text citations and a reference page in ASA or APA format. There are guides on how to use ASA and APA provided in Brightspace under “Course Resources.” Please make sure you include page numbers when referencing the textbook. The reference list should contain the info on the textbook, and all the media sources you studied, along with web links so I can access them.

Use mostly your own words, and minimize the use of quotes. No more than 10% of the paper should be direct quotes.

The paper must be submitted through Brightspace by 11:59 p.m. on March 5. (Emailed papers will not be accepted.) Please see the syllabus for the course policy on late submissions, as well as how to avoid plagiarism (which I take very seriously). .
For paper 1, you will analyze a case of crime that received substantial news coverage, and identify which of the 12 news structures or news values discussed in pages 46-68 of the textbook, are evident in that coverage. Importantly, explain how each of the news values or structures are exemplified in the media coverage, referring to specific media content when doing so.

In addition, what does the media content you analyze say about both American media, and American culture? And, can any concepts or theories discussed in chapter 1 help us understand the sociological significance of the media content?

Finally, are there other values or reporting strategies applied in any of the media reports that are inconsistent with the 12 values/structures emphasized in the text? Does any of the reporting take an alternative approach that is worth recognizing? How (if at all)?

Sources

In addition to the textbook, you should reference at least four different media reports on the case, each from a different organization. This means that you should choose a case that you know has been covered a lot in the news by popular mainstream media organizations. You may use newspapers, local news television, cable news television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox News), or radio news podcasts. You may also use a documentary, if one is available. Each piece of reporting should be substantial, not a 30 second clip, or a 100 word summary, for example. To make sure your research conforms to these requirements, keep in mind that you will have to do a bit of preliminary research to make sure that you can access enough coverage on the case to do the assignment well. Please also choose a case that is relatively recent (past 10 years). Every student should study a different case (this is not a group assignment)!

Format

The paper should be 3-5 pages (not including title or reference pages), double-spaced, with 12 font and 1” margins. Moreover, it should include in-text citations and a reference page in ASA or APA format. There are guides on how to use ASA and APA provided in Brightspace under “Course Resources.” Please make sure you include page numbers when referencing the textbook. The reference list should contain the info on the textbook, and all the media sources you studied, along with web links so I can access them.

Use mostly your own words, and minimize the use of quotes. No more than 10% of the paper should be direct quotes.

The paper must be submitted through Brightspace by 11:59 p.m. on March 5. (Emailed papers will not be accepted.) Please see the syllabus for the course policy on late submissions, as well as how to avoid plagiarism (which I take very seriously). .
For paper 1, you will analyze a case of crime that received substantial news coverage, and identify which of the 12 news structures or news values discussed in pages 46-68 of the textbook, are evident in that coverage. Importantly, explain how each of the news values or structures are exemplified in the media coverage, referring to specific media content when doing so.

In addition, what does the media content you analyze say about both American media, and American culture? And, can any concepts or theories discussed in chapter 1 help us understand the sociological significance of the media content?

Finally, are there other values or reporting strategies applied in any of the media reports that are inconsistent with the 12 values/structures emphasized in the text? Does any of the reporting take an alternative approach that is worth recognizing? How (if at all)?

Sources

In addition to the textbook, you should reference at least four different media reports on the case, each from a different organization. This means that you should choose a case that you know has been covered a lot in the news by popular mainstream media organizations. You may use newspapers, local news television, cable news television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox News), or radio news podcasts. You may also use a documentary, if one is available. Each piece of reporting should be substantial, not a 30 second clip, or a 100 word summary, for example. To make sure your research conforms to these requirements, keep in mind that you will have to do a bit of preliminary research to make sure that you can access enough coverage on the case to do the assignment well. Please also choose a case that is relatively recent (past 10 years). Every student should study a different case (this is not a group assignment)!

Format

The paper should be 3-5 pages (not including title or reference pages), double-spaced, with 12 font and 1” margins. Moreover, it should include in-text citations and a reference page in ASA or APA format. There are guides on how to use ASA and APA provided in Brightspace under “Course Resources.” Please make sure you include page numbers when referencing the textbook. The reference list should contain the info on the textbook, and all the media sources you studied, along with web links so I can access them.

Use mostly your own words, and minimize the use of quotes. No more than 10% of the paper should be direct quotes.

The paper must be submitted through Brightspace by 11:59 p.m. on March 5. (Emailed papers will not be accepted.) Please see the syllabus for the course policy on late submissions, as well as how to avoid plagiarism (which I take very seriously).

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