Political Economy of Media--Data collection & the trade press

MDSB25H3: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA

ASSIGNMENT #2: DATA COLLECTION & THE TRADE PRESS

GRADING CRITERIA

Presentation & effort (+/-20%) Pass Fail -2% deduction for being over 750 words, works over 1000 words will not be graded.

Limit 750 words (max.)

Proper formatting of citations and sources

Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Inadequate

English usage: grammar, spelling, and punctuation

General legibility and clarity

1. Introduction (+/-20%) Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Inadequate

Clear introduction of the company

Clear link to class material (incl. citing key sources)

2. Analysis (+/-40%) Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Inadequate

Selection of trade press sources. Quality and relevance of selection with a minimum of three

Sources are well analyzed with explicit references to Corrigan’s (2018) article

3. Source evaluation (+/-20%) Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Inadequate

Clear reflection on selected sources, using at least two of Corrigan’s four criteria for source evaluation

Concise and summary of your analysis