This paper has a three page limit... One page for each of the three parts
assigned below. You may not exceed that limit for credit.

Double-spaced, half-inch margins on all sides, 12" font, Arial Narrow font.

Staple together all pages offered. Only one main title line, no other title lines.

On the top of page one, using bold type, put on one line the following info only:
Media & Religion           (Your Name)                 April 23, 2008

Cite specific media source references in each of the three parts of this assignment.

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 CONTENT REQUIRED IN WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT:

Part ONE: Media Coverage of The Pope's Visit to America

How are the various media outlets reporting on the
Pope's message and protestors points of view?

Look for and discuss media tone, opinion, bias, or stereotyping.
Cite specific research link content to support your point of view.


Part Two: Media Coverage of the Texas Polygamous Group

1st - Read this story clarification: Texas Sect Earns Cult Status

Cite specific network television news video reports you have seen
about this story when answering this question:

How is this group portrayed in the media compared to other news
stories which have a religious focus or content?


Part Two: Entertainment Media & Religious Treatments

1st - Read this information:
ParentsTV.org: Faith in a Box

Based on the two video clips from two recent ABC primetime TV shown
 in class...( Desperate Housewives & Boston Legal )...respond to this
question:

How do the two entertainment TV programs shown in class
meet the recommendations and challenges suggested in the
ParentsTV.org article, "Faith in a Box?"

Cite specifics from that article.