Reference no: EM133689527

Media Journal - Analysis and Reflection

Article - Closing the gap targets ‘worsening', Productivity Commission report finds.' By Ellen Ransley NCA Newswire

Task: Step 1: Read the articles listed below. Then select any 2 media articles from the list to analyse and reflect upon.

Step 2: For each of the 2 media articles you have selected, briefly identify and summarise the indigenous/Indigenous health and social issues and solutions outlined in the article. Refer to the relevant PHM516 study materials and relevant wider literature to support your summary. Step 2 will be the introduction to the media article, issues and solutions.

Step 3: For each of the 2 media articles you have selected, analyse and reflect on the issues and solutions outlined in the articles. Refer to the relevant PHM516 study materials and relevant wider literature to support your analysis and reflections. Step 3 will be the main analysis of. and reflection upon. the issues and solutions. as well as the source. of the media article.

Structure the analysis of, and reflection upon, each of the 2 media articles you have selected, by considering the following questions.

1. Which approach (or approaches) to indigenous/Indigenous health and social issues is the media article promoting?

2. Is the approach (or the approaches) being promoted in the media article supported by the current culturally informed evidence base and relevant indigenous/Indigenous leaders?

3. Is the media article strengths-based or deficit focused? Or a mix of both?

4. What are the sources of the information/data/evidence used in the media article? Are the sources stated? Are the sources credible and reliable?

5. What is the author's cultural and political position? Is it stated explicitly or implicitly? How may this influence the content of the media article?

6. Which media outlet is the article published in? Who owns the media outlet? What is the media organisation's cultural position and what political alliances does it have? How may this influence the content of the media article?

Step 4: For each of the 2 media articles you have selected. state whether you upport the approach (or approaches) promoted. Also state whether you would promote or use the approachies) in your vvork to address indigenous/Indigenous health and social issues Explain why. and use evidence to support your decision.

Presentation

Present your summary, analysis and reflection of each media article as separate
• journal entries (1000-1250 words per media article). For example:

Article 1-
• Introduction/summary
• Analysis and reflection
• Concision
• References

Article 2 -
• Introduction/summary
• Analysis and reflection
• Concision
• References