journalism topic report political trends in japanese media

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It is a preliminary topic report of no more than a page in length, which will contain:

Topic: Political trends in Japanese media

i) Title. This should take the form of a question that will spark the debate in the research paper.
ii) Thesis statement. (For more information on what a statement looks like, see: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis- statements/)

iii) Draft introductory paragraph.

iv) Preliminary bibliography, APA style, with at least 3 entries.

Sample:

Topic report-JOUR590 (No paragraph space)
Your name ______________________ (No paragraph space)

Title: How does the Chinese government censor social media? (No paragraph space) Thesis statement: This paper examines the censorship strategies the Chinese

government has used to suppress freedom of expression in the country. (No paragraph space)

Since the early days of the digital era, several global organizations have named China as one of the enemies of the Internet (Guardian, 2012). It is because the Chinese government’s heavy online censorship. According to….. in the last 10 years, about…. Chinese people have been arrested and imprisoned for posting and spreading information against the Chinese government (Citation, year). Popular social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are completely banned in this 1.3 -billion-people country. China has created its own versions of these social media sites (Citation, year). However, the government imposed restrictions on these copycatted websites. A question still exists about what strategies the Chinese government has used to control its netizens. This is the focus of this paper. In order to answer the question, I will synthesize previous research papers on this topic. I will also use data made available by international organizations that monitor the freedom of expression in the world.

References (No paragraph space)
With at least 3 entries, using APA style