MEDIA BIAS DEVELOPING A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TOPIC

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT

Write a paper that reflects media bias. Use the KL_week_4_assignment_template attached to structure the paper.

• Write one paragraph that describes the topic of media bias.

• Write one paragraph that communicates the background of media bias including the relevant research surrounding media bias. This paragraph will provide the context of media bias.

• Write one paragraph that describes the rationale for investigating media bias and why media bias is appropriate for qualitative research.

• Write a research question based on media bias that is aligned with each of the five methodological approaches using the research question examples provided this week as a guide above. (In other words, write five research questions and indicate which methodology each question represents.) The five methodological approaches are:

  • • Ethnography.
    • Case study.
    • Grounded theory.
    • Phenomenology.
    • Generic qualitative inquiry.

• Explain how the characteristics of each of the five methodological approaches align with its associated research question.

• Support the assignment with appropriate academic sources and include both citations and references in current APA format. Use 3–5 scholarly resources published with the past three years by recognized academic sources.