News Logging
News Logging – 10% of your grade: For one week, keep track of local, state, and national news about crime and criminal courts. Find and read at least 5 articles per day. Pay attention to the language used to describe criminals/prisoners and police/government. In a minimum 5-page essay with 10 sources, detail how the news media constructs prisoners/criminals and police/government and compare and contrast between local, state, and national coverage.
