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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"The Los Angeles Times"”.
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A Content Analysis Of 2004 Presidential Election Headlines Of The Los Angeles Times And The Washington Times
… & Dinan, 2004). Preceding research proposed that the American perception of presidential candidates has been somewhat based on the mass media's increasing priming and agenda setting techniques (Scheufele, 2000; Kiousis & McCombs, 2004). Hence the research addressed two questions: Is there a bias …
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A Comparison of the Attitudes Towards Independence for the Philippine Islands, 1898-1946, as Reflected in the Editorials fo the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times
<p>The acquisition and subsequent control of the Philippine Islands by the United States initiated something new in American history: governing lands and peoples distant from continental America in miles and culture. This venture entered into so optimistically and light-heartedly became in a short …
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Crack as a moral panic: The racial implications inherent to crack and powder cocaine sentencing
This thesis explores the nature and extent of the print media's coverage of crack cocaine to determine whether a moral panic ensued during the late 1980's. A content analysis was conducted on the Los Angeles Times from 1985 to 1990, examining both the nature and extent of the Los Angeles Times' …
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The media's coverage of jury trials
This thesis explores the nature and extent of the print media's coverage of jury trials. A content analysis was conducted on the Los Angeles Times from 1973 to 1995, examining both overall trends in jury coverage and the extent and nature of that coverage before and after several high-profile jury …
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David Shaw in the continuum of press self-criticism
David Shaw is the Los Angeles Times press critic, the only newspaper writer in the United States who devotes his full time to researching and writing criticisms and explanatory articles about broad issues affecting the press and the public. In addition to calling attention to bias, sensationalism, …
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2014 Ebola newspaper coverage : through the lens of Orientalism
… of United States (U.S.) newspaper coverage of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and its representation of West Africa in relation to the West. The study sought to determine whether the coverage reflected the theory of Orientalism, as defined by Palestinian-American philosopher Edward Said. Orientalism …
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The bureaucratic theory of synthetic advertising
This paper is concerned with the analysis of the print media (specifically newspapers) impact on public policy making. The study examines the communications function the newspaper performs for societal groups that influence the allocation of resources via the political mechanism, It compares …
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Towards Infinity And Beyond Branding, Reputation, and the Critical Reception of Pixar Animation Studios
… in 2012 that Pixar Animation Studios was ‘the one exception’ to the oft-cited maxim that, in Hollywood, ‘nobody knows anything.’ Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times spoke in similar terms in 2008, writing that, ‘critics and audiences are in agreement on one key thing: Nobody makes …
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On the Stage of Change: A Dramaturgical Approach to Violence, Social Protests, and Policing Styles in the U.S.
… has been done, but research testing multiple theories in recent decades is lacking. To resolve this gap in the literature, this study integrates major paradigms in repression research and theories of policing styles around a dramaturgical approach to collective action, identifying factors …