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- 1. Content/ Source Analysis Assignment Due Thursday March 4
- 2. http://library.temple.edu
- 3.
- In the top left hand corner of the page, click on All Databases
- 4. Scroll down to LexisNexis Academic
- 5.
- If you are off campus, you will likely have to sign in using your TUA (or the beginning of your e-mail address) and your password.
- 6. NEWS! Type in your organization here (using quotation marks will make your life easier). Scroll down and select The major World Newspapers; Then select Transcripts. Select previous 3 months
- 7. Things that might help:
- If you pull up 999 articles, you need to put your search term in quotation marks.
- Be sure to search your assigned group!
- Analyze any articles that use information from your assigned institute, or articles that quote people representing that institute.
- 8. More general stuff:
- The first part of the assignment is to talk about purpose of the organization. That should be one page or less.
- The second part is to analyze how the information from these institutions is used by the media.
- 9. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Read the material and process what it means. Do not copy text from anywhere.
- 10. Analyzing the content:
- How many articles?
- For what topics?
- What positions do the representatives advocate?
- How was the data, statistics or other information used?
- How is the organization described by the journalist?
- Are there other voices or data in the story used to balance out your institute?
- 11. More analyzing:
- Is this a trustworthy source of information?
- How should journalists use this institute as a resource?
- Pull lines, data and quotes from the stories to support your arguments.
- 12. Use quotes from stories to emphasize your points. And be sure to properly cite the information.
- 13. For example: George Miller is brilliant, Rand Corporation analyst Mookie Wilson told the Philadelphia Inquirer (February 23, 2010).
- 14. Proper citation:
- In a bibliography/ works cited page, list all articles that you used as research.
- Be sure to include the name of the publication, the author and the date.
- For transcripts: list show, network and date.
- List your search dates: the previous 3 months but list the exact days (November 23, 2009 to February 23, 2010).
- 15. Citation of websites should include the original source URL. Links to LexisNexis are incorrect.
- 16. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Read the material and process what it means. Do not copy text from anywhere.
- 17. The assignment must be typed and it must be submitted through SafeAssign as well as in hard copy.
- 18. All papers should be stapled, and they should follow the guidelines listed in the syllabus.