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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1995
Description
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.
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Extent
108 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
15131
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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.
Date Backup
1995
Date Text
1995
Date Issued (EDTF)
1995
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FAU
FAU
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FADT15131
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
Petrich, Kevin M.
Graduate College
Physical Description
108 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
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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Origin Information
1995
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
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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content and textual analysis of ABC's "World News Tonight" and PBS' "MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour" coverage of the Clinton health care plan