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This study explores questions of bias in the U.S. “prestige” press in relation to Mideastern conflicts. It attempts to explain the social, political, economic, organizational and technological forces influencing the gatekeeping process of the newsroom and foreign correspondents.…

The primary research question of this dissertation examines how the media, relying on mythical conceptions of femininity and masculinity, both reflect and shape cultural understanding about gendered labor roles within the context of the family. Drawing on theories of gender iden…

The findings show that deviance does play some role in the news coverage of Arab-Americans, but the role is not as strong as theory would predict. Contrary to the prediction by the theories of influence on mass media content by Shoemaker and Reese, the study found that an increa…