Analyzing one of the current issues in journalism that the course has also dealt with. Choose an event or case that matters to you and possibly made headlines or led to a public debate and the course has dealt with. Examine every possible aspect that may have a bearing not only on the case in question but especially on the ethical problems that the issue has raised and typifies. Besides a short introduction of the chosen case itself, elaborate and analyze both the supporting facts as well as the contrasting or contradictory claims by using at least six reliable and independent sources. These should justify your final conclusion arrived at through the method of comparing different approaches and points of view; the approach will also allow you to present the full characteristics and idiosyncrasies of the chosen topic. Put special emphasis on the possible ethical dilemmas, which are likely to typify the media organization involved and the case itself. You should apply not a descriptive but an analytical focus. In the essay (Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion format), you are also required to examine the interplay of all variables regarding the chosen media outlet associated with your chosen topic in order to provide as complete an understanding of an event or situation in the given media organization as possible
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