{"id":163,"date":"2018-04-05T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T08:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/mediacrime\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2018-04-05T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T09:46:21","slug":"writing-up-the-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/mediacrime\/writing-up-a-media-analysis\/writing-up-the-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Writing up the analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the main section of the media analysis. The\u00a0aim\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0analysis\u00a0of\u00a0data\u00a0collected\u00a0during\u00a0your\u00a0investigation\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0answer\u00a0your\u00a0research\u00a0question.\u00a0\u00a0Examine\u00a0your\u00a0data\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0in\u00a0mind.\u00a0 In this section you present your <strong>data<\/strong> and <strong>your findings (interpretation of data) which you will draw upon in writing the conclusion<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis section needs to have a clear structure that reflects the thematic sub-sections based on your research question(s) and data. In the case of a comparative media analysis, the comparison should be at the heart of the entire report.\u00a0You may want to start with the overall key finding and proceed by breaking it down in key messages that should be at the start of each sub-section. Again there is not just one good structure of the text.<\/p>\n<p><em>As we used qualitative and quantitative methods <\/em>you could include in the report about your findings<em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Quotes<\/em> (do not forget to reference the article!)<\/li>\n<li><em>Pictures<\/em> (especially when you analysed the pictures, it is a good idea to include some examples, again\u00a0do not forget to reference the article!).<br \/>\nEvery picture should also have a title: e.g &#8220;Picture 1. family members of the victim&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em>Charts, graphs, tables and diagrams<br \/>\n<\/em>Every figure\/table should also have a title: e.g &#8220;Figure 1. Pie Chart Representing &#8230;&#8221;, &#8220;Table 1. An overview of &#8230;2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.Do&#8217;s and don&#8217;t&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>F<\/strong>o<strong>cus in the analysis on the important variables and topics<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIf there is no story in the data, leave it out.\u00a0If\u00a0some\u00a0data\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0help\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0answer\u00a0these\u00a0questions,\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0these\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0study.\u00a0\u00a0 The qualitative analysis can enrich, nuance or even contradict more quantitative findings and a deep exploration and the use of many examples is preferable over very general descriptions. Trying to be too comprehensive will also often interfere with a strong story line.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrange ideas in a logical order and in order of relevance or importance<\/strong>.<br \/>\nUse headings, subheadings and sidebars to strengthen the organisation of your article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay attention to the language<\/strong>. You are writing for an academic audience.\n<ol>\n<li>Avoid<em> vagueness<\/em> ( eg. most articles, the majority of the article&#8230;, there was only a minor difference,&#8230;)<br \/>\nBetter is: In 30 % of all articles, in the majority of all articles (n: 24\/32; &#8216;n&#8217; refers to the exact number -not the percentage- of articles and this means here in 24 out of the 32 articles)<\/li>\n<li>Use an <em>academic writing style<\/em><br \/>\nBe inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Academic Phrasebanks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>figures, tables, pictures<\/strong> (if analysed) in addition to text\u00a0 to communicate the message.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>headings that capture the meaning<\/strong> (<abbr title=\"for example\">eg.<\/abbr>\u00a0&#8220;Victim of knife violence are the main focus of reporting about London knife crime&#8221;) in preference to traditional\u00a0 titles (<abbr title=\"for example\">e.g.<\/abbr>&#8220;an overview of victim presentations&#8221;). It always help readers to understand the main message of the text.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>2. References and Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p>Newpaper articles are data sources and whenever you quote text or use pictures, you should reference the newspaper article<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In text reference<\/strong>: (Journalist, year)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bibliography<\/strong>: Surname journalist, initials first name. year. &#8216;title article.&#8217; <em>Newspaper<\/em>. Month, Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ensure that all references are accurate, consistent and are referenced in the text.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Back to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/mediacrime\/\">main menu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the main section of the media analysis. The\u00a0aim\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0analysis\u00a0of\u00a0data\u00a0collected\u00a0during\u00a0your\u00a0investigation\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0answer\u00a0your\u00a0research\u00a0question.\u00a0\u00a0Examine\u00a0your\u00a0data\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0in\u00a0mind.\u00a0 In this section you present your data and your findings&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/mediacrime\/writing-up-a-media-analysis\/writing-up-the-analysis\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2. 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