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- A content and textual analysis of the "BBC World News" and "CNN Headline News" online services: Frames and news sources in coverage of the second Palestinian intifada.
- Creator
- El Tuhami, Hanadi S., Florida Atlantic University, Scodari, Christine
- Abstract/Description
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Through content and textual analysis, the thesis compares coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the BBC World News and CNN Headline News online services in terms of source selection patterns and framing. The study concluded that both the publicly owned BBC and its commercial counterpart, CNN, perpetuated hegemony by limiting the range of opinions and ideas regarding the conflict. Although both news organizations showed signs of being independent from their respective governments'...
Show moreThrough content and textual analysis, the thesis compares coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the BBC World News and CNN Headline News online services in terms of source selection patterns and framing. The study concluded that both the publicly owned BBC and its commercial counterpart, CNN, perpetuated hegemony by limiting the range of opinions and ideas regarding the conflict. Although both news organizations showed signs of being independent from their respective governments' official perspectives regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, they indirectly assisted in maintaining the status quo, U.S. hegemony, by narrowing the news source list and focusing on the more sensationalistic aspects of the conflict. In so doing, they deflected attention away from important issues of historical and political significance that, if told, would offer a different and more illuminating interpretation of events.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13074
- Subject Headings
- News Web sites., Online journalism., Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000---In mass media., Communication in politics.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Democracy in action: the contribution of the ‘Debate Watch’ project to civic participation.
- Creator
- Pickering, Barbara, Jack Miller Forum, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Date Issued
- 2009-01-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT210469p
- Subject Headings
- Civics -- Study and teaching -- United States, Communication in politics -- United States, Campaign debates -- United States
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Fashion as communication: Jacqueline Kennedy's rhetoric of style.
- Creator
- Remirez, Christine Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Mulvaney, Becky
- Abstract/Description
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Fashion is a form of rhetoric. It has the power to communicate whether intentionally or not. Jacqueline Kennedy utilized this form of communication to express herself to create a new image of the White House, and to educate the American public on nuances. To her, the various aspects of fashion were strategies that allowed her to create a rhetoric all her own and one that was widely esteemed and emulated. Her creative use of style helped fulfill the public's desire for change in the White...
Show moreFashion is a form of rhetoric. It has the power to communicate whether intentionally or not. Jacqueline Kennedy utilized this form of communication to express herself to create a new image of the White House, and to educate the American public on nuances. To her, the various aspects of fashion were strategies that allowed her to create a rhetoric all her own and one that was widely esteemed and emulated. Her creative use of style helped fulfill the public's desire for change in the White House. Essentially, Jackie added an aura that completed the "New Frontier" administration her husband promised. She had set new standards. Her popular style was copied not only because it was aesthetically pleasing, but because it constructed a compelling mystique composed in part by her wealth coupled with her high social and political standing.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15686
- Subject Headings
- Fashion--Psychological aspects, Fashion--Social aspects, Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994, Rhetoric--Political aspects, Communication in politics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The rhetoric of caution: How the rhetorical strategies of President Bill "Comeback Kid" Clinton facilitate his desire for control without commitment.
- Creator
- Escoffery, Leonie Isolyn., Florida Atlantic University, Hahn, Dan F.
- Abstract/Description
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The image of Bill Clinton in the popular press is that of a President who is unable to commit to a course of action, a man with tenuous credibility, and the reputation of being able to slide his way out of compromising situations. However, these characterizations reflect a limited perspective of the complex contradictions that characterize the Clinton presidency. This analysis attempts to address the paradox of a President who is perceived as being chameleon in nature, and yet who is widely...
Show moreThe image of Bill Clinton in the popular press is that of a President who is unable to commit to a course of action, a man with tenuous credibility, and the reputation of being able to slide his way out of compromising situations. However, these characterizations reflect a limited perspective of the complex contradictions that characterize the Clinton presidency. This analysis attempts to address the paradox of a President who is perceived as being chameleon in nature, and yet who is widely recognized as being highly competent in his grasp of substantive and complex policy questions. Clinton's rhetoric, which has been negatively exploited by his opposition, has so many fundamental strategic advantages that it is also partly responsible for his political successes, for his ability to be the "Comeback Kid." A dynamic configuration of seven rhetorical strategies is proposed and discussed as forming the initial criteria of what I call a "rhetoric of caution." Clinton's rhetorical leadership, demonstrated through his televised addresses to the nation, is analyzed through the critical framework of a rhetoric of caution. When viewed from this angle of the critical prism, what the President's opponents portray as "slick" can justifiably be characterized as "flexible." Implications and limitations of this analysis are examined.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15309
- Subject Headings
- Presidents--United States., Clinton, Bill,--1946---Oratory., Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century., Communication in politics--United States--History--20th century., United States--Politics and government--1993-
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Transcending political party constraints: an ideographic analysis of the rhetoric of Charlie Crist and Joe Lieberman as independent candidates.
- Creator
- Poplak, Cara., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis analyzes how the American political system presents specific rhetorical constraints for independent and third party candidates who are "othered" by the system. To better understand how independent candidates overcome these constraints, the rhetoric of two such recent candidates, Charlie Crist and Joe Lieberman, is analyzed using ideographic criticism. These two candidates were originally affiliated with one of the two major political parties, but changed their party affiliation to...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes how the American political system presents specific rhetorical constraints for independent and third party candidates who are "othered" by the system. To better understand how independent candidates overcome these constraints, the rhetoric of two such recent candidates, Charlie Crist and Joe Lieberman, is analyzed using ideographic criticism. These two candidates were originally affiliated with one of the two major political parties, but changed their party affiliation to run as Independent candidates. To facilitate their transition to independent candidates, both politicians used popular American political ideographs such as "the people," "freedom," and "unity" to maintain their allegiance to America and their constituencies, while separating their political ideology from their prior party affiliation. The ideographic analysis reveals that independent candidates can create nuanced changes in the meanings of popular ideographs to transcend partisan interpretations and create a positive perception of political "otherness."
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- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3333312
- Subject Headings
- Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Communication in politics, Political oratory, Political candidates, Third parties (United States politics), Politics and government
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- "The Manhattan Project," 1992: An analysis of rhetorical changes in the strategic modification of the Clinton campaign for the presidency.
- Creator
- Donovan, Rose-Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Hahn, Dan F.
- Abstract/Description
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In the spring of 1992, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton began to slip in the polls during his quest for the presidency, primarily because of negative publicity surrounding character issues. To counteract the problem, he embraced a radical campaign overhaul, "The Manhattan Project," designed by his ambitious young strategists. The plan was to strengthen his campaign theme, and to portray him as a middle-class (as opposed to elitist) candidate. Ten of Clinton's formal speeches, five from...
Show moreIn the spring of 1992, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton began to slip in the polls during his quest for the presidency, primarily because of negative publicity surrounding character issues. To counteract the problem, he embraced a radical campaign overhaul, "The Manhattan Project," designed by his ambitious young strategists. The plan was to strengthen his campaign theme, and to portray him as a middle-class (as opposed to elitist) candidate. Ten of Clinton's formal speeches, five from before the change in strategy and five from after, are the primary research material investigated in this study. The speeches are compared through a modified content analysis of selected words and themes, and through a qualitative analysis based on current theories in political and campaign rhetoric of what constitutes a successful campaign, including evaluation of theme, symbolism, imagery, contextuality, and constraints, in an effort to determine if the strategy change was effective.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15308
- Subject Headings
- Presidents--United States--Election--1992, Clinton, Bill,--1946---Oratory, Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century, Communication in politics--United States--History--20th century, United States--Politics and government--1989-1993
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- Document (PDF)