Note
by Heather Zurburg.
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2011
Description
The current study is a content analysis and comparison of news articles from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The objective of this study is to explore media coverage of terrorism over the last five decades to determine the impact of religion and to compare coverage between two respected news sources that are known for their liberal (New York Times) and conservative (Wall Street Journal) view points. Using a stratified random sample, 1,832 news articles were selected between 1960 and 2006 from the two news sources of interest. The articles were read, analyzed, and categorized. Then, a qualitative analysis examined a random selection of articles pertaining to religious terrorist events. Results suggest an increase in coverage of religiously perpetrated terrorism in recent decades. Interestingly, coverage from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal showed similar patterns despite being representative of opposite ideologies. Implications are discussed.
Language
Type
Extent
xi, 90 p. : ill. (some col.)
Subject (Topical)
Subject (Geographic)
Identifier
748370798
OCLC Number
748370798
Additional Information
by Heather Zurburg.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011.
Includes bibliography.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Date Backup
2011
Date Text
2011
Date Issued (EDTF)
2011
Extension
FAU
FAU
admin_unit="FAU01", ingest_id="ing10306", creator="creator:NBURWICK", creation_date="2011-08-31 09:30:38", modified_by="super:SPATEL", modification_date="2011-08-31 09:48:24"
IID
FADT3174311
Organizations
Attributed name: College for Design and Social Inquiry
Attributed name: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Person Preferred Name
Zurburg, Heather.
Graduate College
Physical Description
electronic
electronic resource
xi, 90 p. : ill. (some col.)
Title Plain
exploration of religious terrorism over time
Use and Reproduction
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Origin Information
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
2011
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Title
exploration of religious terrorism over time
Other Title Info
An
exploration of religious terrorism over time
a content analysis of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal