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Outline of theResearch Study
I. Introduction (the context of the study)
The study may originate as a practical journalism problem of interest to you, as a result of hunches from your own observation of the media, or as an inference from a theory or previous studies we covered in class. Briefly state the general goal of your studyand the research questions (or hypothesis) that will guide you (about 1 page).
II. Significance of the study (combine with Part I)
What is the significance of the study? Why do you think it’s important? The fact that you are interested in this research is usually not enough. A study should be important in terms of its complications for associated problems, theories, or debates. You must argue for why your study is important in terms of gaps in previous knowledge or the need for new information to address problems or debates (about one paragraph).
III. Theory and Literature Review
Pick up a theory (or two) we discussed in our class to use as a framework of your analysis. The theory should help you address issues such as factors that determine news coverage, news content, or news media effects (on audiences or policy-makers). Search for literature that deals with the issue your study addresses. Summarize and synthesize the findings of previous research (literature). Be sure to include a complete bibliography or reference list after the text of the paper. Cite the literature appropriately within the text; you may use any type of citing style you choose to (about 3 pages).
IV. Research questions/hypothesis
In this short part narrow down the research questions that will guide your study. I hardly expect you to develop any hypothesis at this stage, but you should have at least one overreaching research question, and a couple of more specific research questions narrowed down (about one or two paragraphs).
V. Method
In this section briefly specify what media content you analyzed for your study: newspaper articles, TV news shows, news media, radio, etc. Be specific in describing your sample: how many newspaper articles, how many shows, etc and the timeframe when they were published (about two paragraphs).
VI. Findings
In this section describe the trends that you find in the data you analyzed. What kind of answers do your data provide to your research questions? (about 4 pages)
VII. Summary and conclusions
Summarize the main goal of the study, the research questions and the results. Conclude with why you think this study is important and why you think it contributes to knowledge or theory about journalism and media (about one page).
VIII. Reference List (Bibliography)
Don’t forget this! Make sure that all references mentioned in the text are fully cited in this list.
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