A Study of How Four Black Newspapers Covered the U.S. Masters Tournament 1994 through 2001.

<p>The intent of this thesis is to discuss the manner in which four black newspapers covered the U.S. Masters Tournament, hosted annually at the Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, from 1994 through 2001. The four black newspapers include two from the North, the <em>New Pittsburgh Courier</em> and the <em>Chicago Defender</em>, and two from the South, the <em>Atlanta Voice</em> and the <em>Birmingham Times</em>. It is my contention that U.S. Masters coverage in the aforementioned black papers is dependent upon the presence of Tiger Woods. Without Woods' participation at the Masters, coverage of the event would be diminished in the four black newspapers. The years 1994 through 2001 (excluding the <em>Birmingham Times</em> which was only microfilmed to 1999) have been analyzed in each of the four newspapers in order to present my case. The thesis proves that to the four black newspapers Tiger Woods is the deciding factor in its Masters coverage.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Sharman, Mark James

• Tiger Woods
• Racism
• Augusta
• Black Press
• Golf
• Newspapers
• African American Studies
• Arts and Humanities
• Communication
• Journalism Studies
• Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2042

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3403