Third Year Winner: Indigenous Canadians' Representation: Mainstream VS Alternative

WRIT 3011 (F 2018), Reading the News. CD: Andrea McKenzie

Abstract

This entry was an excellent, clear, and deserved winner at the 3rd year level. The level of research surpassed requirements and expectations, while the perceptive analysis expertly surveyed the pertinent material, academic and otherwise. This submission expanded an understanding of how media organizations can and should respond to events that demand and capture the nation's attention. As adjudicators we were left in no doubt as to the coherency of the main idea, and the compelling thesis was crafted in both a skillful and nuanced manner. “Indigenous Canadians' Representation: Mainstream VS Alternative” was in all facets a remarkable piece, and a true pleasure to read.