Critical Analysis of an article claiming media effects. What are the key issues surrounding research into media effects claims?

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Task: You will choose an example from the press claiming deleterious effects of a particular medium or genre. You should consider the article in terms of the claims made by Media effects researchers and their critics. Your aim is not to consider whether the example is ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ in its claims, but to demonstrate awareness of the issues surrounding media effects research and how these are exemplified. It must be informed by at least 5 scholarly journal articles or chapters pertaining to the area.”
The task is basically to look into the ‘media effects’ debate and then apply the findings to an article which claims media effects. Then answer how these media effects are problematic in themselves and how they illustrate wider issues within the media effects debate.

Critical Analysis of an article claiming media effects. What are the key issues surrounding research into media effects claims?

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Task: You will choose an example from the press claiming deleterious effects of a particular medium or genre. You should consider the article in terms of the claims made by Media effects researchers and their critics. Your aim is not to consider whether the example is ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ in its claims, but to demonstrate awareness of the issues surrounding media effects research and how these are exemplified. It must be informed by at least 5 scholarly journal articles or chapters pertaining to the area.”
The task is basically to look into the ‘media effects’ debate and then apply the findings to an article which claims media effects. Then answer how these media effects are problematic in themselves and how they illustrate wider issues within the media effects debate.