Examining Texas diversity : identifying the composition of diversity and the coverage of a minority-related issue in the top ten daily Texas newspapers

A newsroom may be fast-paced and exhilarating; and the prestige of reporting, editing or managing for a well-known newspaper in the United States is a dream that aspiring journalists long for. The first goal of this study is to examine the existing diversity in the top ten daily Texas newspapers. The second goal of this study is to analyze the newspapers' content, specifically relating to President Barack Obama's most recent immigration speech given in November 2014. Obama's speech expressed his interest in temporarily protecting undocumented parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, while making greater efforts to deport unlawful immigrants who could be considered dangerous. The social responsibility theory is consistent with this study's research question and hypotheses because it sets a standard of what the news media should owe the public, such as employing a diverse set of journalists and fairly reporting on a minority-related issue. Thus, this thesis identifies the composition of diversity in Texas newsrooms and the pertinence of understanding how a minority-related issue is covered in the top ten daily Texas newspapers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Journalism

Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Mastervich, Ashley C.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Jensen, Robert

• Communications
• Racial/ethnic diversity
• Workforce diversity
• Texas newsrooms
• Journalism
• Minorities
• Racial representation
• Immigration
• Top ten daily Texas newspapers

Identifier

doi:10.15781/T2J61G

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/31921