COM3705 Assignment 1 2025 Due 27 August 2025

COM3705
ASSIGNMENT 1 2025
DUE 27 AUGUST 2025
COM3705 Semester 2 Assignment 1 (Media coverage of war)

In preparation for this assignment, please read Unit 2, Unit 4 & Unit 5, and the following
article:

Pavlik, JV. The Russian war in Ukraine and the implications for the news media. Athens
Journal for Mass Media and Communication, 8:1-17. (PLEASE NOTE: Even though this
article relates to the Russian war in Ukraine, the general content relates to the overall
topic of the assignment).
Tofa, M, Kifle, AA & Kinkoh, H. 2022. Political and Media Analysis on the Tigray Conflict
in Ethiopia. European Institute of Peace. Brussels: EIP.

Your other main sources for this assignment will be prescribed readings (listed below)
that are available on your myUnisa site. You are, however, also allowed to utilise any
other additional ACADEMIC material.