International Tourism in the Media Exercise
Order Description
Individual Work
Each student must collect and critically examine an aspect of international tourism reported in the media
over the last 6 months, i.e., from a newspaper, magazine or, on a website. The media item should report
on news from the Asia Pacific region.
Your critical examination should:
? Briefly summarise the main points of the article.
? Suggest which aspects of international tourism are revealed by the article, e.g., the impact of a
terrorist attack on international tourism; climate change and international tourism; new
developments in the international airline industry, etc.
? Provide a reference for the media article.
Students can use the Factiva electronic newspaper database held on the La Trobe University library
catalogue which provides access to thousands of newspaper articles.

International Tourism in the Media Exercise
Order Description
Individual Work
Each student must collect and critically examine an aspect of international tourism reported in the media
over the last 6 months, i.e., from a newspaper, magazine or, on a website. The media item should report
on news from the Asia Pacific region.
Your critical examination should:
? Briefly summarise the main points of the article.
? Suggest which aspects of international tourism are revealed by the article, e.g., the impact of a
terrorist attack on international tourism; climate change and international tourism; new
developments in the international airline industry, etc.
? Provide a reference for the media article.
Students can use the Factiva electronic newspaper database held on the La Trobe University library
catalogue which provides access to thousands of newspaper articles.