Essays and Research Papers on Journalism

A 4 page paper which argues that war reporting is different from other types of journalism and examines the reasons behind these differences. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how some form of censorship is necessary to protect people, but also how censorship is impossible at the same time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which analyzes and examines the popular media show “Extreme Makeover” from a sociological perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the concept and the controversy surrounding the use of "embedded reporters." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

The way in which journalism takes place and the interpretation of the news by audiences has been impacted by technology. This 12 page paper examines the way both journalists and the audience have been impacted by the way technology is used and how new technologies influence the news and how it is gathered and presented. ...

This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part examines what is meant by public diplomacy. The second part considers the role of the BBC World Service which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and compares it to the Arabic news station Al Jazeera. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 9 page research paper that examines the mass news media and its influence. The new media is enormously powerful, as it provides the main conduit through which the public learns of the state of current events. Research demonstrates that often journalism does not provide the public with sufficient background information to thoroughly understand a ...

A 3 page overview of the history and intent of the Voice of America. The author frames the societal circumstances that existed in 1942 when this powerful ideological tool was released to the world. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at four very different types of media—a Web page, a home buyers' guide, a pamphlet and a political cartoon—and analyzes them with regard to composition, arguments, audience and textual meaning. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the BBC in terms of its commitment to Reithian values, and how these have been demonstrated in its coverage of the Iraq war. Critical commentary from British, Islamic and American journalists is included, as well as an overview of BBC stakeholder commitment. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 6 page paper assessing 4 popular press reports and 4 scholarly source articles discussing the issue of whether cell phone radiation causes or contributes to the development of brain cancer. All of the articles reject the suspicion, but the scholarly sources are more circumspect in arriving at the negative conclusion. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper argues that the concentration of media in the hands of a few giant corporations means that we are verging on losing our democracy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page discussion of the press coverage surrounding the Wuronos case. This paper contends Wuronos was treated more as a morbid curiosity by the media than she was accorded factual and unbiased reporting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page consideration of the choices Dan Rather made in 2004 that ultimately spelled the end of his career. This paper analyzes those choices from a Kantian perspective and from a utilitarian perspective. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at the theory of gatekeepers and considers its’ application in a news organization, looking at how it is used including how news stories are chosen. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 3 page paper examines two articles which exposes the problem with media today. The war in Iraq is discussed as an example.

This 10 page paper examines the impact of the media on U.S. foreign policy. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer discusses moral and constitutional implications of a racially charged cartoon that appeared in The New York Post. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the Natalee Holloway case specifically but talks about victims' rights in general. Ideas for journalists covering these types of controversial cases are relayed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which evaluates a recent news article concerning O.J. Simpson’s recent arrest. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper is a reaction to a video of a police officer striking and killing a child on a bicycle and discusses the ethics of the approach used to the release of the video. It also discusses how an editor might handle images of the 9/11 attack. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper argues that war crimes trials are vital and should be well covered by journalists. Critiques are deemed important as well. The Saddam Hussein trial and execution, as well as the Nuremberg trials are used as examples. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at media bias. On one side are the conservatives, the Fox viewers who watch loops of news updates all day, and complain that media is leftist, and on the other, are those who believe that media is actually conservative, at least underneath it all. This paper looks at both ...

This 4 page paper examines two articles about New Orleans with regard to the way in which the media portrays the city after Katrina. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines an article from a newspaper regarding Kabul and how journalists are treated. No additional sources cited.