Text-Based Research Paper
News Media
In this unit, we will discuss current issues about the news media. Your major project for this
third unit is to write a text-based research paper in which you start with a research question
related to our discussions on news media. This question should prompt you to investigate a topic
dealing with a specific issue related to the news media. Your research will require collecting
facts, opinions, and perspectives from various texts. You will also need to identify grounds for
grouping the textual components and to organize this textual material under one or more
controlling themes. The purpose of this paper is to explore the topic and attempt to answer your
research question as objectively as possible.
The questions listed on page 662 of Navigating America can be used to help develop your
research question, but you are not limited to these topics.
You are required to synthesize the information from at least three outside sources. You
may use the readings discussed in class as sources in your paper, but you will still need an
additional three outside sources. At least two of these sources must be from an academic journal
or book. Any information retrieved from the Internet must be credible and appropriate as
discussed in class. Your paper should be in APA format and 4-6 pages in length, excluding your
reference page.
Unit Readings:
– “Chapter 21 Introduction” by David Moton & Gloria Dumler
– “War Takes Up Less Time on Fox News” by David Bauder
– “Rediscovering the World” by Thomas Ginsberg
– “AP: We Ignored Paris” by Associated Press
– “U.S. Weekly Blacks Out Hilton Coverage” by John Rogers
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