Week 5 Discussion Questions

I need you to answer both questions- SEPERATELY 

THESE ARE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS NOT PAPERS

make sure you READ the question and answer correctly! the professor is very very particular. 

BOTH QUESTIONS NEED REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

Topic 5 DQ 1

Find a news article on illegal immigration from an Arizona news source. How is illegal immigration framed in the article? What are the terms that are used to describe illegal immigration? Did the article use qualitative, textual, or rhetorical methods to inform? Do you think Arizona’s geographical proximity to Mexico affects the description of the problem? Describe also how race, gender, and class are portrayed in the article. Why do you feel it was portrayed the way it was? Be sure to give examples from the newspaper article, and support your answer using scholarly sources.

Topic 5 DQ 2

Find a news article that discusses a public relations issue experienced by an organization. In your analysis, you will need to: (a) describe the incident; (b) discuss how the organization addressed the issue; (c) how their public relations efforts were received and covered in the media; and (d) outline what other organizations can learn from this incident to enhance their public relations messaging.