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Purpose - The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the prominence and framing of economic news in Africa using three distinct theoretical approaches - imperialism, structural theory of international news flow and framing. Through an analysis of news content in two of Afric…

For many years, Kenya gave the impression of a relatively stable nation-state within the turbulent sub-Saharan Africa and a suitable hub from which the international community extends its missions to parts of Africa such as the Great Lakes Region (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, DR Con…

How do journalists determine who receives standing in mass mediated public debates? Previous theories explain the rule: Public officials and other elite stakeholders typically dominate media coverage. But they fail to explain the exception: Non-elite actors such as social moveme…

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the role of mass media in framing, and thereby changing the dynamic of apologetic discourse. Media have the power to constrain a rhetor's ability to develop an effective defense by influencing audience perceptions of (a) the public …

The lens through which people observe and form judgements upon conflict and terrorism depends heavily on the media they consume as well as their personal circumstances. This thesis is comprised of three empirical studies; the first two investigate how media reporting of armed co…

This study content analyzed 445 stories from three networks and three cable channels to examine the news media framing of the Iraq issue in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. In order to examine how various factors influence the structural qualities of news in terms of framing…

In recent years, attempts by Muslims all across the U.S. to build worship spaces have been met with opposition. Some opponents questioned whether Islam should be considered a religion afforded all the protections of the First Amendment, or whether it is a sinister ideology that …

This study examines the mediated portrait of nuclear and arms trade between Russia and Iran in The New York Times in 2009-2011, applying framing theory as a tool. I used three frames, pre-defined in earlier studies: attribution of responsibility, conflict and economic. I content…

The conflict in Syria over the past two years came to the forefront of international policy, and media reporting, following the August 21, 2013, chemical attack within the country which left more than 1,400 civilians dead. The United States administration was thrust into a posit…

As an Indigenous person, my exploration into the newsprint media articles is an exploration into understanding stories. It is through these stories that I understand the world. As an Indigenous anthropologist, I aim to disrupt the settler-colonial narratives of the past and pres…