Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Word file of project downloaded with this link Project 2 Newspaper Project
Due data 2-8-08 11 am emailed to me mpitts@astate.edu
Task 1: Read the front cover of a newspaper. Task 2: Identify the name of the newspaper and the date you read it. Task 3: Identify all front page stories Provide a story slug: A slug is a one word description of a story. Measure the column inches of each story. Identify who the sources were in the story Identify the race of the sources if you can tell Caucasion African American Asian Hispanic Other Indicate whether the story is accompanied by a picture. Indicate whether a web story accompanies the story.
Use the chart below as a tool to do task three. First line is an example
Newspaper Democrat Gazette 2-7-08 edition
After you have identified the front page stories. Address the questions below. From the coverage in this newspaper, what would you believe are the most important issues for the readership? Based upon the perceived target audience of the newspaper, do you believe the coverage adequately addresses the issues most important to the audience? Yes or No and Why What groups are underrepresented in the front page coverage?
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