Journal Analysis Essay

Instructions: Find a media management journal or some other journal related to your Mass Communications discipline. If you are not a MCOM major, then find a journal in your discipline.

The purpose of this assignment is to acquaint you with a research journal in your discipline and have you to write about the journal and its issues.

Length of Essay:

This essay should consist of at least five (5) paragraphs as follows:

Paragraph1: Introduction

1. Include interesting beginning sentences in which you rate this journal as it compares to others in your field.

2. Write a thesis statement. The thesis must be one sentence only, and it must be the last sentence in the introductory paragraph. The thesis statement must have an independent clause (the claim) and a dependent clause (the 3 reasons).

For example: The Canadian Journal of Communication is an excellent resource for graduate students (claim) because of its history, scope, and manuscript review.

Paragraph 2: Give the History of the journal.

Chronological development (Origin of journal)
What was the inception date?
Where did the journal start?
Who were the editors?
Why did it start? (Purpose)

Paragraph 3: Scope of the journal

Give range of inquiry (What does the journal cover?)
Be specific about its content (Is it restricted to digital content?)
Are there specific ethical media issues addressed? (integrity, trust, accommodating diversity, decision making, compliance, responsible publication, objectivity)
Critical methodologies
Critical communicative methodology (objectivism, constructivism)
Critical methodology of Globalization
Critical methodology and Participatory Action Research
Intended Audience

3. Methods of Manuscript review

Who reviews manuscripts?
How long does a review take?
Does the writer know who is reviewing the work?
Does the writer have an opportunity to revise an unaccepted submission?

Paragraph 5: Conclusion: Restate the thesis Statement

Example: As we have seen the history, scope, and manuscript review are the primary reasons that The Canadian Journal of Communication is an asset to graduate students in Mass Communication.

Journal Analysis Essay Instructions: Find a media management jou...