Research paper
Conduct research.
Using course materials and the Internet, find an image you wish to evaluate. Use the following to guide your research:
- The image you select should be related to local, national, or international news events (for example, a newspaper image or a news magazine image).
Step 2 Write a report.
In a one-page (250-word) report, address the following:
- Provide the source of the image (for example, News magazine, April 2003, Vol. 6, No. 2.).
- Is the message of the image accurate and fair, or is it distorted and biased?
- Can you support, refute, or extend the message?
- Does the image achieve its apparent purpose?
- How does the image affect you?
- Be sure to include the image in the report, and to cite its source.
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Image source: The New York Times
The picture above represents the face of malnutrition in Yemen. It was published by the New York Times in 2018 and stirred a lot of controversy from the international community many who fired back at the newspaper authorities. It is the image of a boy aged three years whose eyes look sunken and he seems to have lost hope in life.
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