COM3702
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:340460
Due Date: 24 March 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
2. REPRESENTATION .............................................................................................. 3
2.1 News as representation .................................................................................... 3
2.1.1 News Values and the 5 W’s and 1 H .......................................................... 4
2.1.2 Gatekeeping in News Coverage ................................................................. 5
2.1.3 Agenda-Setting and Framing in Media Representation .............................. 5
2.1.4 Opinion on the Withdrawal of PEPFAR Funding ........................................ 6
3 MEDIA AND RACE ................................................................................................. 7
3.2.1 Understanding Racism and Summary of the FlySafair Incident ................. 7
3.2.2 Racist Ideology in Media Representation ................................................... 8
3.2.3 The Role of Viral Videos in Shaping Racial Discourse ............................... 8
3.2.4 Personal Perspective on the FlySafair Incident .......................................... 9
4. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 10
5. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 10
Varsity Cube 2024 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:340460
Due Date: 24 March 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
2. REPRESENTATION .............................................................................................. 3
2.1 News as representation .................................................................................... 3
2.1.1 News Values and the 5 W’s and 1 H .......................................................... 4
2.1.2 Gatekeeping in News Coverage ................................................................. 5
2.1.3 Agenda-Setting and Framing in Media Representation .............................. 5
2.1.4 Opinion on the Withdrawal of PEPFAR Funding ........................................ 6
3 MEDIA AND RACE ................................................................................................. 7
3.2.1 Understanding Racism and Summary of the FlySafair Incident ................. 7
3.2.2 Racist Ideology in Media Representation ................................................... 8
3.2.3 The Role of Viral Videos in Shaping Racial Discourse ............................... 8
3.2.4 Personal Perspective on the FlySafair Incident .......................................... 9
4. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 10
5. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 10
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