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Use your criteria to analyze media coverage of a single star of your choice from at least 5 written sources. You may focus on a recording artist, band or group. These can include The New York Times, entertainment industry magazines, "fanzines," celebrity "news" websites or any other mainstream publication.
After analyzing the five sources, answer the following questions:Develop criteria for how a pop star/icon should be analyzed and critically reviewed. For example: back story, appearance, talent, performance, skill...
How do the various publications treat the star?
Be sure to include your list of criteria for judging a pop star/icon. It should include between 7-10 elements for criteria.
What sort of picture would you form of the star in just one of these publications, as opposed to the full combination?
How would they categorize the sources and the articles themselves - as criticism, information, hype, gossip, entertainment or other?
How is the star represented in photographs?
How do the approaches differ in terms of article topics, purpose, focus or slant, tone and other writing elements?
What do they say about his or her talent, back story, style and so on?