Exploring the reporting on gentrification from two The Vancouver Sun.docx
1. Exploring the reporting on gentrification from two Vancouver-based
outlets, The Vancouver Sun and the Daily Hive.
DescriptionTopic: exploring the reporting on gentrification from two Vancouver-based
outlets, The Vancouver Sun and the Daily Hive.ONDUCTING AN ANALYSIS: You need to
produce a paper that analyzes news discourse, not just describes it. Choose a few (two or
three) concepts from the course to consider in your analysis. Some examples of concepts
you may wish to apply: Media Research Materials: You must use mainstream media content
mostly current in this semester. As previously noted, some broadening of your sample of
news texts in terms of temporal scope may be possible, subject to approval by the TA or
instructor. After consulting with your TA or instructor, you may want to include diasporic
media published in Canada or elsewhere. Other ‘alternative’ media sources are welcomed.
Appendix: Papers must include an appendix that includes all news materials substantively
used in the analysis. This must include a minimum of 10 articles and/or summary
descriptions of radio or TV items that you will use in your analysis (5 from your chosen
mainstream media outlet and 5 from another one or from your chosen alternative media
outlet). Choose a specific topic or issue related to larger themes such as politics,
environment, poverty, race, gender, labour, etc. and find a way to compare how it is covered
in the mainstream media compared to alternative media, using several different outlets. You
can also compare two mainstream media outlets from the same country or from different
countries. You can also compare mainstream media and alternative media outlets. It is
important that you find some method of comparison in order to justify and add credibility
to your assertions and analysis. As John Hartley said: “…one of the most valuable methods
you can use [to analyze news] is comparison. Comparison brings out the distinctive features
of the object of study, by showing which of its characteristics are unique to itself, which are
common with others, and what possibilities are absent altogether” (Understanding News,
1982). Notes: Your analysis should show evidence of familiarity with and grounding in an
ongoing “soak” in or “tasting” of several different news media. Your media ‘tasting’ in the
first several weeks will thus be highly useful.A certain amount of quantitative content
analysis (for example, how many stories are there on different topics? What kinds of people
are quoted in the first paragraphs of different media?) may be appropriate to your topic, but
in the main, your methods should be qualitative. The number of articles that you subject to a
more detailed qualitative analysis should be large enough to find patterns, but not too large
as to make the project unwieldy. About 10 articles or stories may be sufficient, depending
2. on length. Try to select media of the same technological type (press, magazines, online news
sites, TV, etc.); we are interested in political/ideological and discursive rather than
technological contrasts. You may suggest an alternative approach to the paper, but it has to
be approved by your TA or instructor. In making your argument, be careful to distinguish
between (a) statements about the textual characteristics or ‘content’ of news stories, and
(b) speculation about the ‘causes’ or ‘effects’ of such content. CONDUCTING AN ANALYSIS:
You need to produce a paper that analyzes news discourse, not just describes HINTS Make
sure you have defined key analytical terms, such as “ideology” and “objectivity.” Practice
this kind of analysis each week in lecture and/or tutorial by bringing in news examples and
working to apply course concepts to them, in order to develop a deeper understanding
GENERAL MARKING CRITERIA: Content: Good sample of news media and articles; use of
appropriate sources, especially course readings; use of/relevance to course themes.
Argument/Analysis: Do you present a coherent and reasonable argument? Is it consistent
with, and supported by, your evidence? Is it logically consistent? Does it take into account
major possible objections or counter-arguments?
![Exploring the reporting on gentrification from two Vancouver-based
outlets, The Vancouver Sun and the Daily Hive.
DescriptionTopic: exploring the reporting on gentrification from two Vancouver-based
outlets, The Vancouver Sun and the Daily Hive.ONDUCTING AN ANALYSIS: You need to
produce a paper that analyzes news discourse, not just describes it. Choose a few (two or
three) concepts from the course to consider in your analysis. Some examples of concepts
you may wish to apply: Media Research Materials: You must use mainstream media content
mostly current in this semester. As previously noted, some broadening of your sample of
news texts in terms of temporal scope may be possible, subject to approval by the TA or
instructor. After consulting with your TA or instructor, you may want to include diasporic
media published in Canada or elsewhere. Other ‘alternative’ media sources are welcomed.
Appendix: Papers must include an appendix that includes all news materials substantively
used in the analysis. This must include a minimum of 10 articles and/or summary
descriptions of radio or TV items that you will use in your analysis (5 from your chosen
mainstream media outlet and 5 from another one or from your chosen alternative media
outlet). Choose a specific topic or issue related to larger themes such as politics,
environment, poverty, race, gender, labour, etc. and find a way to compare how it is covered
in the mainstream media compared to alternative media, using several different outlets. You
can also compare two mainstream media outlets from the same country or from different
countries. You can also compare mainstream media and alternative media outlets. It is
important that you find some method of comparison in order to justify and add credibility
to your assertions and analysis. As John Hartley said: “…one of the most valuable methods
you can use [to analyze news] is comparison. Comparison brings out the distinctive features
of the object of study, by showing which of its characteristics are unique to itself, which are
common with others, and what possibilities are absent altogether” (Understanding News,
1982). Notes: Your analysis should show evidence of familiarity with and grounding in an
ongoing “soak” in or “tasting” of several different news media. Your media ‘tasting’ in the
first several weeks will thus be highly useful.A certain amount of quantitative content
analysis (for example, how many stories are there on different topics? What kinds of people
are quoted in the first paragraphs of different media?) may be appropriate to your topic, but
in the main, your methods should be qualitative. The number of articles that you subject to a
more detailed qualitative analysis should be large enough to find patterns, but not too large
as to make the project unwieldy. About 10 articles or stories may be sufficient, depending](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/exploringthereportingongentrificationfromtwothevancouversun-230625234622-4d2c6d74/85/Exploring-the-reporting-on-gentrification-from-two-The-Vancouver-Sun-docx-1-320.jpg)
