COM3706 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE August 2024

COM3706

Assignment 1

(COMPLETE

ANSWERS) Semester

2 2024 - DUE August

2024

, COM3706 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE

August 2024

...... The research scenario Topic: A content analysis study to investigate how

your newspaper (insert the name of your selected newspaper) covers political

stories in South Africa. As a researcher, the Institute of Political Affairs has

appointed you to study the coverage of political stories by your favourite

newspaper. Therefore, you are required to select a newspaper of your choice

to investigate how this newspaper covers political stories in South Africa. You

may analyse five chronological issues of your selected newspaper i.e.

Monday – Friday or a specific month/s in the case of a weekly newspaper.

Therefore, it is important to select a newspaper that is likely to feature political

stories. We recommend the regional or national newspapers because these

newspapers have reach coverage of political issues. Attach the cover page of

your selected newspaper as an addendum. As a student, you need to use

your discretion about whether a specific story is a political story or not. In this

study, for instance, you could investigate the main political themes that your

newspaper is likely to cover. How much space do political stories occupy in

the selected newspaper in relation to other themes? You could also

investigate where in the newspaper are these political stories placed (cover

page, inside the newspaper or back page). What are the leading political

stories during the period of analysis? How many political stories are covered


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