Comparative news analysis of a select topic/event/person coverage from equivalent mainstream media sites (e.g., newspaper & its website) that orient to different audiences or interpretative communities. Analyze, compare and contrast, e.g., frames, narratives, details, descriptions in relation to framing, rhetorical and discursive action for meaning-making, discourses, etc. What versions and definitions of events, people, etc., are put into action? In what ways are these similar or different? What are the implications, etc?
The group will need to work together to select a news topic, select comparative/equivalent sources, undertake a cohesive comparative analysis and produce a report. The report submitted also need to be cohesive and consistent in style, terminology, etc., rather than looking like a report where entirely different elements were simply “tacked” together. So some or all member(s) need to take responsibility for this final edited version too.
select a news story/event covered as news (not editorial) that connects to race or gender or its intersection (to comparatively analyze for the ways it is represented as news).
Select at least two contrasting mainstream news media sites/sources – according to the media bias chart – that are equivalent in context (for example, compare digital newspapers).
Find the news items/texts published over a relevant period of time for the issue/event/topic. The time period needs to be justified in the final report – so there should be a rationale. For example, if you decided that kneeling for the national anthem during a football game is the topic, consider at what point and for what period you want to explore the response – and why, considering why this makes sense.
Once you have your texts from the designated time period and sources, analyze each of them for language choices, details, narratives, discourses, rhetorical and discursive action, etc., to consider what accounts, information, and explanations (blame and motivations) about events, people, etc., are being put into action and what version of events/people are being put into action and reported. Consider the audience/interpretive community for the text and how this connects to the analysis and interpretation.
Compile and summarize these for each source.
Compare and contrast across the different sources.
Report your findings in detail, structure is flexible but should include:
Descriptive title
Author names
Introduction and rationale (what are the issues, why would we be interested in doing this kind of work, and why this is a relevant topic/story for analysis)
Sources and time period explored – including rationale for these choices (e.g. media sources)
Findings/analysis (subtitles are welcome to organize, and try to include data to support/show analysis)
Conclusion/concluding remarks
References (APA 7th edition)
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