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An Investigation of Media Coverage of a Local Crisis: The Courts, the Orange County School Board and the Community
Title
An Investigation of Media Coverage of a Local Crisis: The Courts, the Orange County School Board and the Community.
Creator
Rupp, Evelyn S., Fedler, Fred, Social Sciences
Abstract / Description
Florida Technological University College of Social Sciences Thesis
Date Issued
1974
Identifier
CFR0011949, ucf:53101
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFR0011949
Analysis of United States Congresswomen's tweets during the 2017 and 2018 women's marches against Donald Trump in the U.S.
Title
Analysis of United States Congresswomen's tweets during the 2017 and 2018 women's marches against Donald Trump in the U.S.
Creator
Nnagboro, Cynthia, Malala, John, Dodd, Melissa, Santana, Maria, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This thesis analyzes the content of United States Congresswomen's Tweets during the 2017 and 2018 Women's March on Washington (WMW). The research is based on the media framing theory. Previous literature has asserted that women in Congress place a higher priority on women's issues than other policy legislations. This study sought to determine the degree to which these assertions were true by analyzing Congresswomen's tweets during the WMW. A total of 1950 tweets from Congresswomen were...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the content of United States Congresswomen's Tweets during the 2017 and 2018 Women's March on Washington (WMW). The research is based on the media framing theory. Previous literature has asserted that women in Congress place a higher priority on women's issues than other policy legislations. This study sought to determine the degree to which these assertions were true by analyzing Congresswomen's tweets during the WMW. A total of 1950 tweets from Congresswomen were collected during four days and analyzed for content and tone. Findings in this thesis invalidate that claim as the results of the investigation shows that less than twenty percent (18.8%) of the tweets posted by Democratic Congresswomen were related to the WMW and only 1% by their Republican counterparts. The rest of the tweets dealt with other issues such as their party's agenda, the opposition agenda, and issues unrelated to politics. Overall, the study found that similar to their male counterparts, United States Congresswomen place a higher priority on their legislative duties. The number of Congresswomen's tweets during that period were higher in other categories than the WMW category. Party's affiliation was found to be a factor as higher percentage of Democratic Congresswomen tweeted about the WMW than their Republican counterparts. The author concludes that Congresswomen's rhetoric is not centered primarily on women's issues as noted by prior literature. Future research is suggested to investigate data contained in Congresswomen's retweets and replies, and women's rights bills passed by Congresswomen during legislative sessions.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFE0007064, ucf:52009
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007064
MUSLIMS IN THE MEDIA:THE NEW YORK TIMES FROM 2000 - 2008
Title
MUSLIMS IN THE MEDIA:THE NEW YORK TIMES FROM 2000 - 2008.
Creator
Bishop, Autumn, Gay, David, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Although it is widely recognized that Muslims and Middle Easterners were negatively portrayed in the media after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, few scholars examine the long term media presentations of Islam in the United States. The studies that have explored the relationship of the portrayal of Islam by the media have used short term, limited sampling techniques, which may not properly reflect the popular media as a whole. The current research uses data from the New York Times...
Show moreAlthough it is widely recognized that Muslims and Middle Easterners were negatively portrayed in the media after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, few scholars examine the long term media presentations of Islam in the United States. The studies that have explored the relationship of the portrayal of Islam by the media have used short term, limited sampling techniques, which may not properly reflect the popular media as a whole. The current research uses data from the New York Times from 2000-2008 in order to determine whether the popular media was portraying Islam in a disparaging manner. The analysis includes the use of noun phrases in the publications in order to establish if the media portrays Muslims and Islam negatively. In particular, I am interested in the trends of this media's representation of Islam, if the publications promoted a stigma towards Islam, and if the trend continued from 2000 to 2008. The results of the analyses are presented and discussed. The need for additional research in this area is also discussed.
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Date Issued
2010
Identifier
CFE0003255, ucf:48545
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003255