How to write analytical essays - News and the Media 4

How to write analytical essays - News and the Media 4

In the previous post, here on English Language Resources Online, I showed you my longest and most researched paper that I wrote regarding journalism and political beliefs. As usual, as with most other essays and articles here on my site, you should question and ask yourself some questions about the essay and how you can improve the writing that I have done, as well as what learning points you can take away from the essay.

This brings a close to the News and the Media section of English Language Resources Online, at least for now. The three essays and writings on News and the Media were:

Underlying Metaphorical Support for the PAP in “NKF Saga”

Underlying Political Ideology in K&R’s “What is journalism for?”

Defining Democracy

These analytical essays can be studied and learnt, especially for General Paper, general knowledge, as well as Knowledge and Inquiry. These were all written for a scholarship programme at the National University of Singapore at university, year one, and can give great insights into writing and thinking critically. Also, it should be noted that term papers, long essays and other academic papers can be written in a similar manner and similar style to the abovementioned three News and the Media articles.

More essays, articles and English resources for literature, history and more to come on English Language Resources Online! Thanks, and cheers.


WORKS CITED for Defining Democracy

Exoo, Calvin. 1994. The Politics of the Mass Media. Minnesota: West Publishing.

Herman, Edward and Noam Chomsky. 1988. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books.

Kovach, Bill and Tom Rosenstiel. 2001. The elements of journalism: What newspeople should know and the public should expect. New York: Crowe Publishers, 15-35.

Morrow, John. 1998. A History of Political Thought: A Thematic Introduction. New York: New York University Press, 46-104.

Page, Benjamin. 1996. Who Deliberates? : Mass Media in Modern Democracy. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1-16.

Rohmann, Chris. 1999. A world of ideas: A dictionary of important theories, concepts, beliefs, and thinkers. New York: Ballantine Books.

Starr, Paul. 2004. The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications. New York: Perseus Books Group, 385-402.


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