Example Of Research Synthesis Essay

PROBLEM(S)

(I have not yet decided the problem/s)

RESEARCH QUESTION(S) (RQs)

(I have not yet decided the RQs) TEMPTATIVE HYPOTHESIS

Some statements (that could turn into hypothesis):

1. The investigative journalism developed in post-dictatorship contexts doesn’t fit with the liberal model of investigative journalism conceptualized in more stable democracies, with a strong tradition in practicing and conceptualizing what does mean investigative journalism, as US context. The Chilean case is an example of that: according anecdotal, its investigative role has been an exception more than the rule.

2. The model of transition to democracy and the model of democracy itself both shaped the Chilean investigative journalism after the dictatorship. This is not a univocal process: there are movements, peaks, subtlety, and the likes. In other words, there are continuities and ruptures –Stuart Hall- and critical junctures –Gramsci, McChesney).

3.

The neoliberalism in Chile (privatization, deregulation, etc…) has defined the Chilean media system and, therefore, the kind of journalism deployed during the period of inquiry. In other words, neoliberalism is the main force that has shaped the Chilean journalism. There are some clues that can be helpful to track this statement/hypothesis and that could become a way to address methodologically the goals of the research:

a. Budgets of investigative journalism TV shows and how they have systematically shrunken during the period analyzed.

b. The place that the investigative journalism TV shows have occupied in the programming and how volatile/stable is his position on it (part of the evening news, own show, prime-time or not, and the likes).

c. Team: number of members, experience, training, and so