COMN 2200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Penny Press, Thesis Statement

• School: York University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMN 2200
• Professor: Wade Rowland

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Address, in this context, the claim that, while commercial broadcasters give audiences what they want, public broadcasters are run by lites, and cater to lite tastes. Papers should be about 1200 words in length. Evaluation weighting: 20% of final mark: in your essay, focus on formulating a clear thesis statement, laying out a coherent argument, and bringing relevant evidence to bear to support your points. Do not use internet-based sources such as blogs for this paper. Scholarly papers sourced from the internet (i. e. academic journals made available online) may be used: papers must be typed and double-spaced. Please adjust your fonts to about 250 words per page (12 pt). Carelessness costs marks: essays are due in class, week 8, nov. 6 (following mid-term break), plagiarism disqualifies papers for marking. Please familiarize yourself with the york tutorial on academic integrity http://www. yorku. ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/