Description
Near the end of the semester a 4 to 6 page research paper on some aspect of the media will be due.
The topic will be of your own choice.
You will use APA writing style
You can either choose something that has been discussed in class or included in the book,
or something about the media that has not been discussed in class or in the book.
It can be about a person, program, film, company, media outlet, media system, how an event was covered by the media, an advertisement campaign, or almost anything related to the media.
Media includes radio, TV, films, newspapers, magazines, music recordings, internet, etc.
You should use at least 3 to 5 sources, and these should all be listed in a bibliography at the end of the paper that is not counted as part of the 4 to 6 pages of the paper itself.
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!
Do not copy and paste from the web.If you can find so can I think of that!If caught cheating or plagiarizing you will fail the assignment and possibly the course.
We will have a class session where we will discuss this assignment and where you can ask about topics you might want to choose.
Take advantage of books, magazines, newspapers, and other sources you can find in the library.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Media Coverage on the Boston Marathon Attack – Outline
Thesis Statement: In the breaking of the news of the Boston Marathon attack, almost every type
of media took part such as Twitter, television, newspapers as well as magazines.
I. Boston Marathon Attack
A. The Bombing in the Boston Marathon attack took place in April 2013
B. The bomb was set towards the finish line of the marathon
C. In breaking this news almost every media group aimed at ensuring they were the
first to break the news
II. Facebook and Twitter Coverage
A. The first report about the attack was from two social media ages, Twitter and
Facebook.
B. The first tweet was from the Boston Globe account.
C. Then the Boston Globe account was confirmed by the police department of
Boston
III. Television
A. As at the time, televisions were known to be the source of information widely
used
B. There was an 80 percent who followed this news on the TV
IV. Newspaper and Magazine
A. In the following day after the attack, the newspaper front pages
B. They were all reading the Boston Marathon attack
C. Most of the newspapers in Britain and Belgium read that", Terror returns in the
United States.
V. Conclusion
A. Media is essential in the coverage of an event
B. With the social media pages, the information is shared with different pages; thus
millions of people get the news
Running head: MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE BOSTON MARATHON ATTACK
Media Coverage on the Boston Marathon Attack
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Institution
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MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE BOSTON MARATHON ATTACK
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Media Coverage on the Boston Marathon Attack
In breaking the news of any situation in the world, journalists are always in an adrenaline
rush. There is a noticeable eagerness for each to get to the scene to be the first to break the story
to the public. In the social media in the world today, the journalist is facing a lot of competition
from various sides such as mobile phones social media platform, accounts of eyewitnesses as
well as family and friends who in most cases share news of a given event before the institutions
of news publish it. In breaking the news, the journalist in charge of the radio, TV stations, as well
as the newspapers, have outstanding capabilities in broadcasting, storytelling as well as
cred...
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