Category: Journalism

News Journal Assignment Submission 1
Resources:
All-Sides Chart
Media Ownership Chart
Media Bias Chart
Sources For News And Media Criticism Outlets
Please respond to the following prompt by composing an original post of 200-250 words. Ensure that your post includes proper APA citations for the articles you introduce.Prompt: Choose three news article published in the previous two weeks from The New York Times, a corporate national source besides The New York Times,, and a local source. Each article should be covering the topic you chose in your first news journal. Provide a proper citation for each article, that includes the URL, and then compare and contrast them in terms of framing. In your write up, identify the sources used for the article. Were there other sources that the journalist should have provided or sought out in their reporting? Explain.Important Reminders:Topic Consistency: You are required to maintain the same topic throughout the term. The articles you analyze in your news journals will directly inform your final paper, and no additional sources will be permitted. Therefore, it is crucial that you choose a topic with sufficient coverage and one that genuinely interests you, as you will engage with it over an extended period. If you encounter difficulties finding relevant articles, consider broadening your topic. For instance, if your original topic is “standardized testing” and suitable articles are scarce, expand your focus to encompass “education” more broadly. Similarly, if your topic is centered on a specific, concluded conflict, consider generalizing it to “war.”
Timeliness of Articles: You are expected to source recent articles for each journal. Articles must be published within two weeks prior to the assignment

Based on your reading of both Hardacre and Murakami on the Aum Shinrikyō, comment on the way the Japanese media handled the incidents in which they were involved, and also the members of the cult. Hardacre appears more critical of Aum than Murakami is prepared to be; do the two writers agree on any aspects of the case? As always, work up your remarks in 200-300 words. Please remember to cite anything you quote or paraphrase, and do NOT use generative AI to produce the text you submit.

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Assignment brief, FAQs & rubric for Assessment 3 Digital Journalism Research 52645
Assessment requirements and FAQs
Submitting assignments
Please put your name and contacts on your final project and submit this to the Assignments zone of Canvas (Turnitin) by the 2359 on the DUE DATE Friday of week 12. Please do not use a coversheet.
Assessment task 3: Final Project
Weight: 50%
Task: Students design, conduct, and present an original journalism research project in the form of a 2,000-word written essay. Students apply a key digital journalism studies concept and approved research method to the analysis of empirical data. Findings should be discussed in the light of relevant concepts and relevant previous research on digital journalism. Each final project must include a discussion of how the principles of research ethics and diversity were applied. VIEW the subject outline – https://canvas.uts.edu.au/courses/31241/external_tools/1990
Length: 2000 words
Due: Friday of week 12, 11:59pm
Further information:
Reflections on ethics and diversity need to be informed by engagement with FASS undergraduate research ethics processes and relevant diversity resources including scholarship or guides on inclusive research and journalism, diversity in the community and Indigenous issues.
Students are advised to read this assessment brief and assessment criteria rubric before finalising their assignments.
Marking criteria A3 – see marking rubric below:
Criterion Weight (%) SLO CILO
Depth of critical analysis 25 a, b 2.1
Depth of engagement with scholarly research 25 a, b 2.1
Reflection on research ethics and diversity principles relative to professional practice 20 d 2.2
Originality of ideas in the context of contemporary digital journalism research 20 d, e, f 2.2
Accuracy of referencing 10 e 6.2
FAQs
So what exactly are we doing?
In this assessment, you are expected to present your original journalism research project in the form of a 2,000-word written essay.
This means you need to make visible in your essay details of how you designed and conducted your project exploring some aspect of journalism. What did you do? How did you do it? What aspect of journalism did you investigate (professional journalists’ practice; news media articles, broadcast items, podcasts, online presence, features, magazines, vodcasts, etc.; audience responses or audience power)? What journalism studies concept did you select from the required reading* and apply to your data. Please note your data can be previous research – if your research method is “literature review”.
Students apply an approved research method to the analysis of empirical data – please take care to name and briefly explain your method, ideally citing at least one methods source.
Your findings should be discussed in the light of relevant journalism studies concepts – introduce your key concept early in the essay and then make sure you discuss your results using a minimum of one journalism studies concept from the required reading.
Your findings should be discussed in the light of recent relevant research on digital journalism – do your findings confirm those in research you have looked at (and discussed in A1)? Do your findings challenge anyone else’s findings?
You must include a discussion of how the principles of research ethics were applied – use the FASS UG research ethics resource to find concepts you can use when stating how you know your project was conducted ethically. Please view the FASS UG research ethics guide here: https://canvas.uts.edu.au/courses/31241/pages/research-integrity-and-ethics-for-fass-coursework-students?module_item_id=1616765
If your project does not involve other people then it’s nil/negligible risk – use concepts from the FASS guide to explain how you know this.
If you’re involving other people please get your tutor’s OK before you survey or interview anyone AND make use of the FASS guide. Even if you are not involving other people, you need to consider your own safety. If your topic is sensitive please check your topic and method with subject coordinator.
You must include a discussion of how the principles of diversity were applied – describe briefly how you have considered at least one kind of diversity in your project. Did you include Indigenous researchers, issues of importance to Indigenous people, or samples from Indigenous media? Did your sample come from more than one part of the community/world? Did you reflect on how your chosen topic might be of significance to different ethnicities, CALD people, LGBTGI-plus people, women, people living with a disability?
Tips on essay types:
https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps/self-help-resources/types-assignments/essays
https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps/self-help-resources/types-assignments/literature-reviews
Elements to include:
– An outline of your research topic – this must be something to do with journalism, ideally digital journalism. Try to highlight what makes your work original.
– Main question(s) – what are you trying to find out? A strong question includes these elements: the topic area; a key concept from the reading list; a selected data type; a specific community; a specific aspect of journalism.
– Explanation of key journalism studies concepts – use one or two concepts from within a required reading* – use short quotations to explain the concept to demonstrate you have grasped it. Use direct quotations and examples from previous research and cite your sources clearly.
– Discuss recent research and take care to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the work of other scholars to increase the depth of your critical analysis. How does their work help you answer your question? RESOURCE In Canvas: https://canvas.uts.edu.au/courses/31241/pages/critical-evaluation-of-research?module_item_id=1616727 ~
– You can use this tip sheet to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the research you are critiquing. You can include this in an appendix if you like.
– Descriiption of your selected research METHODS – are you using literature review? Content analysis? Source analysis? Framing? Bourdieu? Please use a method you can understand. If you’re not sure about what method to use then choose literature review [SEE this UTS guide here: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps/self-help-resources/types-assignments/literature-reviews]. If you’re doing a content/source/frame analysis, then please take care NOT to take on too big a sample. Compare and contrast is your friend – compare two news outlets, two nations, two time points, or representation of two different parts of society, etc.. Please do not try to analyse all the news on a topic – pick key moments, look at two outlets at a particular day or even hour if there is masses of coverage of your topic. For literature reviews, be selective – choose recent papers which are directly about or very close to your topic.
– Explain research ethics in relation to your professional practice as an undergraduate student doing a small research project – use the FASS guide and see the points made above about ethics.
– Explain diversity principles – describe briefly how you have considered at least one kind of diversity in your project. See diversity tips above.
– Include a statement about the value or significance of your project – how can it form your professional practice and that of other journalists?
– A clear list of references using APA referencing style – https://www.lib.uts.edu.au/referencing/apa
Goals include:
– demonstrate your capacity to design, conduct and present your original and ethically sound digital journalism research project in an essay
– critique relevant recent digital journalism research
– demonstrate your capacity to explain and apply at least one key digital journalism studies concept
– learn the value of analysing patterns in journalism practice, products, or audiences to improving your own professional practice
– develop your capacity to use ethics and diversity concepts to understand professional practice in research and journalism
– show how you can link your own results back to previous studies
Marking rubric for Assessment Task 3: Final Project
Criterion Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
Depth of critical analysis
25 pct No analysis is presented A discussion of previous research or of journalism practice, products, or audiences is presented Recent research is critically evaluated and/or an original analysis of journalism practice, products, or audiences is presented The strengths and weaknesses of a range of recent previous studies are critically evaluated and/or an original analysis critiquing journalism practice, products, or audiences is presented The strengths and weaknesses of a range of recent previous studies are critically evaluated and/or an original analysis critiquing journalism practice, products, or audiences is presented. Findings are discussed in the light of previous studies and insights for professional practice are offered
Depth of engagement with scholarly research
25 pct Previous scholarly research is not discussed. No engagement with Indigenous research is evident. Journalism studies research is discussed including at least one reading from the required reading* list. Indigenous research is mentioned. Journalism studies research and concepts are used to inform the design of the project and a well-formed project question. A project method is identified.
Some engagement with Indigenous perspectives or issues research is evident. At least one required reading* is discussed. Recent journalism studies research and concepts are used to inform the design of the project, methods, and a useful and well-formed project question.
Thoughtful engagement with Indigenous perspectives or issues research is evident. Relevant quotations are included. A project method is explained and a methods reference is discussed and cited. Direct quotations are used. At least one required reading* is discussed. Journalism studies research and concepts are used to inform a mature project, including project design, methods, and an excellent project question.
Thoughtful engagement with Indigenous perspectives or issues research is evident. Relevant direct quotations are used appropriately.. A well-chosen method is used and explained citing a relevant methods reference. At least one required reading* is discussed.
Reflection on research ethics and diversity principles relative to professional practice
20 pct Research ethics and diversity and professional journalism practice are not discussed Research ethics or diversity are discussed but with little depth. Professional practice is mentioned. Research ethics and diversity are discussed, and the FASS ethics guide is cited along with relevant diversity resources. The significance to professional practice is discussed. A thoughtful discussion explains how ethics and diversity are incorporated within the project development. The FASS ethics guide is cited along with relevant diversity resources. Links to professional practice are offered using specific examples, quotations & detail. A mature and sensitive discussion explains how ethics and diversity are incorporated within the project development. The FASS ethics guide is cited along with relevant diversity resources. Insights linking principles to professional practice are offered using specific examples, quotations and detail.
Originality of ideas in the context of contemporary digital journalism research
20 pct No original research is presented An original analysis of relevant journalism studies research is presented or an original analysis of journalism practice, products, or audiences is presented An original project question is posed and answered either through a literature review of relevant journalism studies research or through an original analysis of journalism practice, products, or audiences.
A concept-driven original project question is posed and answered either through a literature review of relevant journalism studies research or through an original analysis of journalism practice, products, or audiences. Findings are discussed in the light of
relevant concepts & recent research. Research ethics & diversity principles are mentioned. A concept-driven original project question is posed & answered either through a literature review of relevant journalism studies research or through an original analysis of journalism practice, products, or audiences. Findings are discussed in the light of
relevant concepts & recent previous research. Insights for professional journalism practice are offered. Research ethics & diversity principles are discussed.
Accuracy of referencing
10 pct References are not
provided for all
sources
Poor use of
citations /
referencing,
numerous errors
or omissions making it hard for readers to
find original sources A small number of
errors or areas for
improvement, but still
possible to locate
sources. APA referencing
style is used. Correct referencing
throughout with very few
errors. Good adherence to
APA referencing style.
Correct referencing
throughout with no errors in
content or style. Accurate use of APA referencing style.
* Required readings include: the required readings in the subject outline, the Handbook of Journalism Studies or the Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies
Subject Learning Objectives
a. Critically evaluate relevant digital journalism research
b. Explain and apply key digital journalism studies concepts
c. Select, describe, and apply journalism research methods
d. Develop understanding of professional practices and contexts through research ethics and diversity principles
e. Design, conduct, and present an original digital journalism research project
f. Discuss empirical findings in the light of relevant concepts and previous research
A3 objectives – a, b, d, e and f

OVERVIEW
For your final project you will prepare a cover letter and online portfolio to submit to a potential
employer. You will use the information in your online textbook regarding cover letters.
INSTRUCTIONS
You are applying for a position as a Communications Specialist for the National Association of
Fire Investigators (NAFI). Your point of contact is Mr. Ted Garcia, who works in the HR
Department. The website for National Association of Fire Investigators is located under the
Final Project Assignment Resources.
Step 1
Using the principles in the online text, prepare a cover letter for the position at NAFI.
Additionally, invite the potential employer to view your online portfolio of work. Be sure to
include the portfolio link in the cover letter. Details on the portfolio are in the following steps

Choose and discuss two or three elements of literary journalism that make a piece of literary journalism a powerful art form to tell a true story. Please support your viewpoints with ample examples from In Cold Blood and Into Thin Air.
Limit your response to 500 words.
Please keep in mind this is an academic paper — not a blog. Your language should therefore avoid colloquialism. You are also required to break up your essay into introduction, body and conclusion. The body of your essay must comprise of multiple paragraphs.
Your essay does not need a cover page.

1. Identify and describe the problem you’re thinking of writing about.
2. How can you convince your readers the problem is real and deserves attention?
3. What solution will you argue for? How will you explain how that solution would help solve the problem?
4. What research have/will you conduct to support your proposed solution?
5. How will you respond to objections to your solution or alternative solutions you have in mind? Refute? Concede? Both?
6. The remainder of this CL assignment is open-ended. You are still expected to participate, but what you choose to write about is up to you. Consider creating the outline of your Solution Argument or a rough draft of your introduction.

Imagine college news outlet staff members in Pennsylvania use an online messaging service to communicate story ideas and updates. One staffer sends a message, “I want to write a story about a terrible landlord near campus, the kind of story that will show no one should live in this person’s properties.” Another staffer responds, “That could be an award-winning story.” A third staffer says, “Go for it! Go after the Thishousingstinks.com guy.”
Thishousingstinks.com is a blog that invites people to anonymously post about their experiences renting housing within a mile of the college’s campus. In the past week, a string of anonymous posts have focused on one landlord who rents about three dozen apartments to college students each year.
One comment on Thishousingstinks.com calls the landlord “A fraudulent slumlord.” Another calls the landlord “unscrupulous.” A third says, “My apartment was infested with rats, and the landlord refused to do anything about it.” A fourth post says, “I had to move in the middle of the semester. My bedroom wall was crumbling.”
The landlord, who is a resident of Pennsylvania, responded on the website that the posts were false. The landlord also posted on X, Instagram, and other social media channels, “Thishousingstinks.com is posting lies. This misinformation site needs to be taken down.” He created a website and submitted columns to multiple news outlets to counter what he calls the lies posted on Thishousingstinks.com. And, he offered to help the college create guidelines that could help students determine which housing near campus is likely to be safe and sanitary.
One of the city’s major news outlets recently ran a story about the online feud between the landlord and Thishousingstinks.com. The landlord was quoted as saying, “This misinformation campaign is cruel. These types of lies can ruin people’s lives. Sites like these need to be taken down.” The landlord also was quoted as saying, “I’m a responsible business person actively working to make sure housing for students is safe and sanitary. All landlords need to do this.”
After the major news outlet published that story, a staff member for the college news outlet sent the following online message to the college news staff: “He’s big time now. We have to get him with this story.”
A story writer for the college news outlet wrote a story that paraphrased students’ stories about rat infestations in their apartments, heating systems not working, and landlord refusals to address unsanitary or unsafe conditions.
The story writer for the college news outlet interviewed the landlord, who said, “Those stories are not true. Check with my current tenants. Check with the City Department of Licenses and Inspections and the police. I’ve never had a complaint filed about me or my properties. You need to correct this misinformation.”
The story writer for the college news outlet wrote a compelling story that paraphrased tales of students’ struggles with leaking ceilings, bugs, and rodents in apartments the students said they rented from “the Thishousingstinks.com guy.” The article quoted one student’s assertion that the landlord “had been charged with fraud.” The article also paraphrased another student’s statement that multiple complaints had been filed with the city against the landlord.
After reading a draft of the story, an editor for the college news outlet sent the staff an online message. That message said, “It’s hard to believe this prominent of a property owner could get away with this stuff. Does anyone else have serious doubts about this?” Another staff member responded, “We should make sure they really are talking about this guy. Did anyone check the students’ lease agreements?”
The story writer for the college news outlet, however, didn’t ask to see any of the students’ lease agreements and didn’t check property records for the people who were interviewed. The story writer trusted two of the student sources. The writer knew the third source, who said the landlord had been charged with fraud, lied sometimes, but the writer didn’t see why anyone would lie about a landlord being charged with fraud.
The story writer was careful not to take any of the trusted sources’ comments out of context, but the writer did stretch some of the less trustworthy source’s points. The writer didn’t think anyone would believe that source’s complaints about comments being misconstrued.
The story writer for the college news outlet also didn’t take the landlord’s suggestion to check if there were any police records or department of licenses and inspections complaints about the landlord.
Imagine the college news outlet published the story, and the landlord filed a libel suit against the author. The college news outlet now knows that statements published in the story were false and defamatory and “of and concerning” the landlord. The college news outlet, however, has other questions, and they need your advice.
On your own, independently write a 750-800 word essay that incorporates material from our relevant assigned course content to answer the following questions:
What was the plaintiff status of the landlord at the time of the college news outlet’s publication? Why is that plaintiff status of the landlord?
What level of fault will the landlord have to prove the college news outlet acted with? What is the burden of proof for that level of fault?
Why will or won’t the landlord be able to prove the college news outlet acted with that level of fault according to the proper burden of proof?

Do citizen reporters use social media to report the news diminish the work of professional journalists? How does it impact credibility in the industry, if at all? Please explain your answer by offering at least one example to illustrate your point.
Resources: https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/news/pdf-narcotweets-rise-and-fall-of-citizen-reporter.pdf

●The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
●Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
●Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
●Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
●Late submission will NOT be accepted.
●Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
●All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
●Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
●The Assignment`s learning Outcomes:
In the 2nd assignment, the students are required to read thoughtfully the “ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study , and answer the related questions, upon successful completion of the assignment the student should be able to:
State the importance of standardization and quality standards (CLO2)
Use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement to achieve the organizational change and transformation (CLO3)
Develop analytical skills of identifying pitfalls, or quality concerns through assimilated
and strategic planning. (CLO4)
●Instructions to read the case study:
“ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study
Access below link to read the case study:
https://www.advantive.com/case-studies/nestle-waters/ “ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories”
case study
This case study demonstrates the application of change management inside Nestle Waters Company. In addition, it discusses the company need for quality improvement which encouraged its engineers to search for alternative system to collect and analyze their data. Read the case, by using your critical thinking skills answer the following questions: 1-Explain the driven reasons for changing the quality documentation system in the Nestle Waters. (2.5 marks)
2-Outline the change objectives for both Retail Manufacturing and Home and Office Manufacturing units. (2.5 marks)
3-How the InfinityQS® ProFicient™ system can control the operation processes? (2.5 marks)
4-Describe the management role in the change process? (2.5 marks)
Important Notes: –
●For each question, you need to answer not in less than 150 Words.
●Support your answers with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles etc.
●Use APA style for writing references.
Answers:

Do you think social media represents a true public forum for all individuals where speech can be expressed freely without repercussions, particularly for journalists who report on the news through their social media postings?
For example, recently, Elon Musk temporarily suspended the accounts of several reporters from his platform because they violated the platform’s rules banning private jet trackers, which is when reporters share the tracking of private jet’s flight plans, including one that tracked Elon Musk’s private jet.
Does social media have a right to suspend or limit the posts of journalists? Is it comparable to the US government regulating or restricting journalists’ speech? Should the government be allowed to direct social media to suspend or restrict the accounts of journalists for messaging?
When answering these questions, please offer an example to illustrate your point (please do not use the example from above).