Media analysis
The goal of this assignment is to explore local media sources to get a sense of the city at the current moment.Reading newspaper articles, informed blogposts (with dates!), and local websites will give you a certain perspective on who is powerful, what problems are, and what responses might be. You should begin with the most legitimate local sources: Newark Star-Ledger; the Trentonian; Paterson Times; The Hudson Reporter, DNA Info, NJ.com, Northjersey.com, and Philadelphia Inquirer.
1) Choose five of what you deem to be the most important articles/sources.
2) Each individual team member should type a bibliographic entry for each story/source.
3) Briefly respond to the questions below in 200 words:
- Who is represented as playing a role in the city? Are they politicians, business people, activists, or others from civil society?
- What is being covered and what is being left out?
- What is the sequence of stories? Which topics are given priority? How much space is dedicated to certain topics compared to others?
- What connections can you make to other things you’ve learned about your city (statistics, background reading, observation)?
