Answer to Question #230565 in English for Amanda Gambushe

Question

1. Identify a government department of your choice (other than the department of health).

2. What is this department's mission.

3. Conduct media monitoring on a daily basis for at least three weeks.

4. Complete a rating report in a table format for all the news articles gathered during the three weeks. The rating report should indicate their source of the story, the title of the story, the date of publication, and whether the story is positive, neutral or negative.

Answer 1

Government Department

The government department selected is the department of Education.

Mission

The mission of this department focuses on improving leadership in the establishment of education in this century.

Rating Report

The rating report below is in the form of:

Source:

Title of the story:

Date of publication:

Rating:

Week 1:

Source: Sowetan

Title of the story: Blow to reopening of schools in South Africa: report

Date of publication: 9^th August

Rating: Neutral

 

News24

Reducing physical distancing at primary schools is only a proposal at this stage – govt.

10^th August

Neutral

 

News24

 Reducing physical distancing at primary schools is only a proposal at this stage - govt

11^th August

Neutral

 

Source: News24

Tight security at Soshanguve school due to threats following rape of girl, 6, in toilet

Date of publication: 12^th August

Rating: Neutral

 

Source: News24

Title of the Story: Gauteng education dept receives more than 100 000 online Grade 8 applications - in just 4 days

Date of Publication:13^th August

Rating: Positive

 

Source: The Citizen

Title of the story: COVID-19 cases decline in schools

Date of publication: 14^th August

Rating: Positive

 

Source: News24

Title of the story: COVID-19 cases decline in schools

Date of publication: 14^th August

Rating: Positive

 

News24

Armed robbers 'cowards' for targeting teachers at West Rand school - Lesufi

 I 5^th August

Positive

Week 2

Source

Title of the story

Date of publication

Rating

Daily Maverick

“Basic Education Department says the pandemic has compromised ‘two decades of learning gains.”

 16^th August

Negative

Daily Maverick

“SA schools’ October holiday break may be shelved to make up for lost teaching days.”

17^th August

Positive

News24

“Parents fearful as Covid-19 rises in schools”

18^th August

Negative

 

News24

Basic education dept says between 50% and 75% of learning was lost in 2020

 19^th August

Neutral

 

Mail & Guardian

New Educational Certificate could help limit school dropouts.

21^th August

Positive

 

Sowetan

Former Mpumalanga businessman to pay R3m after defrauding education department

22^th August

Positive

 

Week 3

Source

Title of the story

Date of publication

Rating

 

News24

Stop the Spread

23^th August

Positive

 

News24

More than 2000 pupils test positive for Covid-19 at Eastern Cape schools

24^th August

Negative

 

Sowetan

Angie Motshekga denies plan to scrap October school holidays

25^th August

Positive

 

News24

Basic education dept considers 3 options in quest to make up for lost teaching time

 26^th August

Positive

 

Sowetan

A teacher retirement wave is about to hit SA: what it means for class size

27^th August

Negative