Week 5: Assignment Discussion One and Two

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Assignment	Due Date	Format	Grading Percent
Discussion 1: Call to Action	Day 3 (1st post)	Discussion	3
Discussion 2: Voices of the Citizens	Day 3 (1st post)	Discussion	3
Assignment: Final Research Paper	Day 7	Final Research Paper	25

This week students will:

1. Analyze the influence of the media in effecting policy changes through political reporting.

2. Assess the impact of citizen journalism on political issues.

3. Analyze political news coverage based on the concepts of framing, agenda-setting, or priming theory.