Assignment1

a. Present a proposed hypothesis

Research question: How are natural deaths in custody framed by elected officials in media statements?

Hypothesis: Elected officials frame natural cause deaths as unavoidable in their public statements.

b. How data can be collected

Data collection: Population of news coverage on jail deaths over particular period of time. Data collection technique: Web scraping could be utilized to identify relevant articles and sources that might be missed with traditional search protocols.

c. What methods could be considered?

Text analysis to understand patterns and themes present in statements made by local officials.

d. How to start the data project?

Begin by identifying best method for collecting news articles for analysis to avoid subjectivity or selection bias.