Tuesday 22 November 2016

Compare and contrast the reporting of political violence by the referenced media services. What patterns of reporting can you identify?



350-400 word essay. Use 12pt. font, one-inch margins, and double-space your paper.

Using this chapter’s recommended Web sites, conduct an online investigation of the reporting of terrorism by the media.
Compare and contrast the reporting of political violence by the referenced media services. What patterns of reporting can you identify?
To what extent are the media services biased in their reporting? How so?
To what extent are the media services objective in their reporting? How so?
Hint: “A” level work for this paper will include specific examples of the same event reported by 2 or more of the listed media outlets.
For an online search of reporting of terrorism by the media, readers should activate the search engine on their Web browser and enter the following keywords:
“Media and Terrorism” “Propaganda and Terrorism”
oAl Arabiya News Channel (Dubai):
http://www.alarabiya.net/english.html
oAl Jazeera (Qatar):
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
oBBC (UK):
www.bbc.co.uk
oCNN (USA):
www.cnn.com
oDawn (Pakistan):
www.dawn.com
oMiddle East Media Research Institute:
http://memri.org
oNew York Times:
www.nytimes.com
oSITE Intelligence Group (USA):
http://www.siteintelgroup.org/


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