1. Content/ Source Analysis Assignment Due Thursday March
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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.