Journalism Assignment: Analysis of Two Featured Stories

This journalism assignment analyzes two featured news articles. The first article discusses the dangers of social media for children, examining the impact on parents, the issues of addiction, and potential improvements to the reporting. The second article focuses on the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the importance of coral conservation, the scientific and technological aspects, and the role of key figures. The analysis evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each article, considers the target audience, and suggests alternative approaches to improve reader engagement and understanding. Primary and secondary sources for both articles are identified and discussed, providing a comprehensive overview of the reporting techniques and information presented. The report offers insights into effective journalism practices and the critical evaluation of news content.

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Identified Featured Story
Strangers are prowling children's social media accounts, but parents aren't paying attention
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-11/strangers-prowling-childrens-social-media-accounts/
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Highlighting the increased attraction and addition of children to social media
1. What Works?
As a newspaper article it creates a great and deep impact in the readers’ mind, especially the
parents. The article makes the parents think about their children being attracted to the social
media. In addition, the article highlights the issues of social media addiction among the children,
adults and teens.
2. What Doesn’t?
As a newspaper article it is finely depicting the present scenario of the people over the social
media attraction, especially the younger people, but it creates no impact on the same. However,
the parents and the adults may understand the dangerous condition of people in terms of social
media attraction. But the people tend to ignore this kind of article without proper and serious
approach to it.

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3. What would you do differently?
Though I liked the report and the depiction of the issues, but I feel that the article needs to be
more detailed. If I would have been given the responsibility t to write the article I would add
more practical examples to it so that the people take it more seriously.
Primary Source:
1. From secret Skype accounts to picture apps disguised as calculators and sexting
acronyms: A parents guide to what your child is getting up to online
Secondary source:
1. Parents reveal they snoop on their kids online with almost 50 percent of them knowing
their child’s social media passwords, survey finds
Identified Featured Story
Great Barrier Reef: Scientists set sail on 'pivotal' research mission to save coral
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-15/major-research-mission-to-save-great-barrier-reef-
kicks-off/9150970
Presenting the immediate need to save the coral islands of Great Barrier Reef – The
‘unprecedented’ voyage
1. What Works?
The article sheds light on the importance of saving the coral. Coral being an attractive thing to
the people, the article is will capture the attention of them. The extensive information about the

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coral islands will attract the tourists into the spot. In addition, the man behind the dubbing of
‘Godfather of Coral’ is engaged with the mission of saving the coral is grab the interest of
people. What Doesn’t?
The scientific and technological information in other hand can disappoint the people to go
through the article. The research information is also unnecessary for the readers to understand.
Along with this, the people will find no interest in reading the article due to less pictures.
2. What would you do differently?
However, the article is good and rich in information, but it is at the same time less
understandable to the mass. If I would have written the article, I would add more pictorial and
general information about the coral for attracting more readers. In addition, I would like to
present the article highlighting the Charlie Veron as the secondary approach for reading the
article.
Primary source:
1. Great Barrier Reef: Scientists set sail on ‘pivotal’ analysis mission to avoid wasting coral
Secondary Source:
1. Godfather of Coral’ on New Mission to Help Save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef