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content and textual analysis of ABC's "World News Tonight" and PBS' "MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour" coverage of the Clinton health care plan
| Title: | A content and textual analysis of ABC's "World News Tonight" and PBS' "MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour" coverage of the Clinton health care plan. |
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| Name(s): |
Petrich, Kevin M. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Fejes, Fred A., Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1995 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 108 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Hegemony, the dominance of a world view held by elites, is perpetuated by specific media practices. This paper inquires as to how "World News Tonight" and "MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour" compare, in terms of news source selection, graphic forms and sound bites, issue coverage, and rhetoric. The study concludes that both programs' coverage of the Clinton health care plan exhibits hegemonic tendencies. The former shifts attention away from issues with a narrow source list, complex graphics, short sound bites, and frequent use of hyperbole and metaphors. The latter, though superior in its issue coverage, has as narrow a source list as does its commercial counterpart. | |
| Identifier: | 15131 (digitool), FADT15131 (IID), fau:11906 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995. |
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| Subject(s): |
Health care reform--United States Television broadcasting of news--United States Television in politics--United States Mass media and public opinion |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15131 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
