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Decoding U.S. media through framing theory: examining the coverage of Hugo Chavez in the New York Times and the Washington Times

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dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Heather, author
dc.contributor.authorKodrich, Kris, advisor
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jangyul, committee member
dc.contributor.authorStallones, Lorann, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:56:52Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:56:52Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe U.S. media frame news stories with certain keywords, sources, themes, tones, and concepts that influence what media consumers think about and how they think about certain issues or public figures, particularly international issues and leaders. In order to examine media framing of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, this qualitative content analysis compares media coverage in the liberal The New York Times and the conservative The Washington Times during the last year of the Bush administration and the first year of the Obama administration. By utilizing framing theory and Robert Entman's definition of political framing, this study explores how article themes, tones, and sources may differ among newspapers and may differ during different U.S. presidential administrations. This study suggests that U.S media often reflect the views of the American president and government, that a change in presidential administrations did affect how Chavez is portrayed in the U.S. newspapers, and that different newspapers framed the Venezuelan president differently.
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dc.identifierRichardson_colostate_0053N_11923.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/80305
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectframing theory
dc.subjectVenezuela
dc.subjectUnited States media
dc.subjectHugo Chavez
dc.titleDecoding U.S. media through framing theory: examining the coverage of Hugo Chavez in the New York Times and the Washington Times
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thesis.degree.disciplineJournalism and Technical Communication
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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