COM3706
Assignment 1
Semester 1
2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
COM3706: MARKETING COMMUNICATION
ASSIGNMENT 01
SEMESTER 1, 2026
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
A Content Analysis Study to Investigate how the Mail & Guardian Covers
Political Stories in South Africa
Submitted to:
The Institute of Political Affairs
Submitted by:
Student Number: [INSERT STUDENT NUMBER]
Date: March 2026
, DECLARATION
I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary sources have been used,
these have been properly acknowledged. I have not previously submitted this work, or part of it,
for assessment purposes. I have not copied from any other student's work or from any other source
except where due acknowledgement is made explicitly in the text, nor have I allowed anyone to
copy from my work.
Signature: _______________________
Date: ____________________________
Assignment 1
Semester 1
2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
COM3706: MARKETING COMMUNICATION
ASSIGNMENT 01
SEMESTER 1, 2026
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
A Content Analysis Study to Investigate how the Mail & Guardian Covers
Political Stories in South Africa
Submitted to:
The Institute of Political Affairs
Submitted by:
Student Number: [INSERT STUDENT NUMBER]
Date: March 2026
, DECLARATION
I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary sources have been used,
these have been properly acknowledged. I have not previously submitted this work, or part of it,
for assessment purposes. I have not copied from any other student's work or from any other source
except where due acknowledgement is made explicitly in the text, nor have I allowed anyone to
copy from my work.
Signature: _______________________
Date: ____________________________
