The purpose of this data essay is to study what determines whether a violent act gets
covered in international media. Your task is to evaluate two di erent hypotheses that
might explain why some events get news coverage while others go unnoticed.
Focus on a professional presentation of your results (for example, meaningful and profes-
sionally looking tables and publication-quality graphs). Include a write up of no more
than 2000 words ( 10%), font size 12pt, double-spaced with at least 2.5cm margins on
all sides. Tables and gures do not count towards the word count (please only include
one table/ gure per page, appropriately named and referenced in the text). Essays not
adhering to these formatting guidelines will be marked down, as will sloppy presentations
of tables and gures.
