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COM3705 Assignment 1- Semester 2 2022- UNISA
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COM3705 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2022 UNISA
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COM3705ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 2 2022
UNISA
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INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW..............................................................................................................................1
The Representation of Africa in Western Media................................................................................1
Whether the presence of local journalists working for international media is starting to change
how Africa is depicted in the international news media....................................................................2
Three challenges that perpetuate the same narrative of Africa in international news......................3
Four narratives or images about Africa in Western Media................................................................4
EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY.........................................................................................................................9
International News Article.................................................................................................................9
1.1 The five news-related factors (normative, social deviancy; timeliness) that contribute to the
global coverage of the news story selected.................................................................................10
1.2 The five non-news related factors that contributed to the coverage of the selected story...12
1.3 Theories describing the international flow of news...............................................................12
1.4 How the concerned African country is covered in the selected international news article...15
1.5 How global news agencies influence the content of international news...............................15
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................................16
SELF-ASSESSMENT...............................................................................................................................17
ADDENDUM.........................................................................................................................................17
SOURCES CONSULTED.........................................................................................................................18
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