POLICY AGENDA SETTING ASSIGNMENT

POLICY AGENDA SETTING ASSIGNMENT (25 points)

In this assignment, you will compare and contrast how policy advocates and the media

frame policy choices or problems.

Make sure you are:

Using APA format

Turning in an APA title page and reference list

Using the Assignment Venn Diagram provided

Citing all sources

Providing Internet links

Not using Wikipedia

Think about a policy that you are interested in learning more about. Complete the Venn

diagram with your results.

1. Identify two or more advocacy groups working to promote change related to the

policy and review material written by them about the policy or problem.

2. Scan recent news headlines for articles about the same policy or problem related to

the policy. Identify 2-3 articles and read them carefully.

Compare and contrast how the policy proposal or problem is framed by the source

identified in #s 1 and 2 in the Venn diagram provided. You may handwrite on the Venn

diagram but make sure it is legible. Specify the specific language used that informed your

assessment.

Rubric

Description Points

Covered all points of assignment

• Identified advocacy groups and articles

• Compared and contrasted information

• Used provided Venn diagram

15

Succinct reporting with minimal grammatical errors 5

References are in APA format 5