Reliability task

Reliability:

Task: how could you collect reliable data on the following topics:

Editor’s letter in women’s and men’s magazines

Brian Cox’s tweets

Michael Gove’s comments on education

If I was looking at an Editor’s letter in women’s and men’s magazines I would collect the same amount of each data, for example three men’s magazines and three women’s magazines. I would then go on to compare the three men’s editors’ letters from the magazine and secondly then compare the three women’s magazines. In my comparison I would pick out the lexis and language style used and comment on the similarities and differences in the magazines, depending on the gender it is aimed at. 

While looking at Brian Cox’s tweet I would choose a few tweets, maybe every 10 from the fortnight. This would be not too much data and will give a longer insight into the tweets not just a snapshot of them and there would be a fair selection of tweets, they would range from different mood levels, different tweets, different routine so on. This would be better as you can analyse what you need to quick and easy.

If I had to find reliable data about Michael Gove’s comments on education, I would find a number of interviews or transcripts of his comments and then I would try and apply the way he talks to any theories.