Find a media article (newspaper report, magazine article, television/radio transcript) that has reported on published quantitative research. The media article should be anything relevant to the area of study of Policing Work NSW.
to write a 1,200 word critical review. The review must: 1. Discuss how the media article has used the published research including:
– What information/data did they use from the published research and why?
– What message is the media article trying to communicate?
– Has any data/information of the published research not been included in the media article?
– Why do you think this information has been excluded? Does the author provide justification? – Has the media article provided adequate insights into the published research?
2. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the original published research.
3. Propose alternate methods of data collection and/or analysis that could address the limitations of the original published research
4. Use at least 5 relevant and well chosen academic sources to support arguments made.
• Discuss how the media article has used the published research by addressing all parts of the assessment component in a coherent and succinct manner.
• Provide a detailed evaluation of the strengths and limitations of the research that is clear and insightful. The response must utilise all or most key evaluation criteria covered in the unit including; sampling procedures, analysis methods or presentation of results.
• Identify whether the strengths and limitations were addressed in the media article
• Propose alternate methods of data collection/analysis in a clear and detailed way… The alternate methods must be justified well.
