A FAST review of Term Paper Research Sylvia Roberts, CMNS librarian October 16, 2013
Choose a news story and 4 media outlets / types (2 of each) Review coverage and decide on noteworthy aspects to discuss Use course readings & discussion, plus 2 additional scholarly sources, to support your discussion CMNS 130 Spring 2011 Term Paper Criteria
Finding relevant research News story: Negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear weapons grade uranium cachesNegotiations to limit Iran's nuclear weapons grade uranium caches In: ◦Globe & Mail (newspaper) ◦CBC News (online web site) ◦Al Jazeera (online web site) ◦The Guardian (UK newspaper) Observations drawn from news coverage? Questions? Finding support: CMNS 235 research guideCMNS 235 research guide
Are these useful for my analysis? Klein, A. (2009). Characterizing “the Enemy”: Zionism and Islamism in the Iranian and Israeli Press. Communication, Culture & Critique, 2(3), doi: /j xCharacterizing “the Enemy”: Zionism and Islamism in the Iranian and Israeli Press. Fogerty, B. J. (2005). Determining economic news coverage. International Journal Of Public Opinion Research, 17(2), Determining economic news coverage. Wanta, W. W., & Hu, Y. W. (1993). The agenda-setting effects of international news coverage: an examination of differing news frames. International Journal Of Public Opinion Research, 5(3), The agenda-setting effects of international news coverage: an examination of differing news frames. Mellese, M., & Müller, M. G. (2012). Mapping Text-Visual Frames of Sub- Saharan Africa in the News: A Comparison of Online News Reports From Al Jazeera and British Broadcasting Corporation Websites. Communication, Culture & Critique, 5(2), doi: /j xMapping Text-Visual Frames of Sub- Saharan Africa in the News: A Comparison of Online News Reports From Al Jazeera and British Broadcasting Corporation Websites Rasti, A., & Sahragard, R. (2012). Actor analysis and action delegitimation of the participants involved in Iran’s nuclear power contention: A case study of The Economist. Discourse & Society, 23(6), doi: / ). Actor analysis and action delegitimation of the participants involved in Iran’s nuclear power contention: A case study of The Economist.
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