Grading guide for international news comparison paper No. 2
10 points each = 50 points (25% of grade)
_____ Brief explanation of a current conflict between two
nations and your selection of third nation not directly involved in
the conflict, based on cited secondary sources.
_____ Number, selection, of news organizations in three
different nations and brief backgrounds on those sources from cited
secondary sources.
____ Evidence and analysis. Describe and discuss news coverage
of the conflict, and what information and viewpoints are represented.
Give examples. Does your evidence support the hypothesis of
nationalism in news or not?
______ Conclusion and discussion: Do news media tend to the
follow the foreign policy set by their own government, based on your
analysis? What are the implications for citizens who rely on their
own news media for foreign affairs information?
___ _ Organization/focus/composition: Introduction, explanation
of focus, discussion of evidence, conclusion. Work cited page?
Composition/grammar/style/citation of sources.
___ Total (50 maximum).