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Focus on the mediaArticles presented in the media report on current and sometimes controversial events which often do not reflect the breadth of perspectives on a particular issue. This section features articles relevant to contemporary issues of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity, including racism, and encourages students to analyse these articles critically. Feature article1. Focus on the human factor 2. Boat arrivals are a drop in the ocean 3. Innocence lost as recruitment of children continues Reference 1 Web link: 1.Focus on the human factor Publisher: The Age Date: 10 February 2010 Reference 2 Web link: 2. Boat arrivals are a drop in the ocean Publisher: The Age Date: 07 June 2010 Reference 3 Web link: 3. Innocence lost as recruitment of children continues Publisher: The Sydney Morning Herald Date: 15 February 2010 1. Sujatha Singh, India's high commissioner to Australia says that the assaults on Indian students and members of the larger Indian community in Australia over the past few months have puzzled us all, Indians and Australians alike. The fundamental issue is the growing number of attacks, which seem to be disproportionately affecting Indians, especially in and around Melbourne. 2. The major parties exploit prejudice to cast a small problem as a big crisis. 3. There are approximately 300,000 children acting as front-line troops in armed conflict worldwide, with another 500,000 who are conscripted into government, paramilitary and guerilla groups as sex slaves, porters, cooks, spies and to plant landmines. Archive of previously featured articles Analysing the Media ReportTo analyse a report critically, students should use the following checklist also provided for downloading at the bottom of this page.Student checklistContext1. Where and when was this report (first) published? 2. Who wrote the report? Content 3. Write down the title or headline, and any subheadings or captions. Describe any photographs or graphics used in the report. 4. Summarise the first paragraph of the report. 5. What is the topic of the report? 6. What other news items, issues or subjects does the report relate to? Point of view 7. Are there any quotes used in the report? If so, who is quoted, what and how much do they say, and in what order are the quotes arranged? 8. Are different points of view presented? Are there any points of view which are not represented in the report? Is any one point of view more prominent or more favourably represented than others? Language 9. Compare the way in which different individuals and groups of people have been identified or labelled in the report. Analyse the noun phrases used to refer to different people or groups. 10. Consider the denotations and connotations of the verbs, adjectives, adverbs and descriptive phrases and clauses which are associated with various individuals and groups of people in the report. Graphics 11. What aspects of the report do the photos and/or diagrams illustrate? 12. How do the images and graphics relate to each other? 13. What messages do these images convey to the reader or the viewer? Layout 14. Where is the report situated in terms of the total publication or program? With what news or other items is it juxtaposed? 15. How are the various elements within the report arranged? What draws the reader's or viewer's attention to the report? Discussion and further research 16. Is there evidence of any racial bias or stereotyping in the report? 17. How was this event reported by other news sources? Download File: |
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