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Wan Ching Kwan, Carol. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [70]-[71]). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / Acknowledgement / Abstract / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Theoretical Framework and Literature Review --- p.6 / Third-Person Effect Hypothesis --- p.6 / Sensationalism --- p.18 / Non-sensational News --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Rationale and Hypotheses --- p.25 / Hypotheses --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Methodology --- p.32 / Measurement and Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Findings --- p.36 / Subjects --- p.36 / Descriptive Findings --- p.37 / Findings of Other Statistical Tests --- Hypothesis 1 and Hypothesis2 --- p.41 / Negative and Positive Third-Person Effect --- p.44 / Negative Reverse Third-Person Effect and Positive Reverse Third-Person Effect --- p.45 / Findings for Hypothesis3 --- p.47 / Findings for Hypothesis4 --- p.48 / Differences Between Popular Newspaper Journalists and Elite Newspaper Journalists --- p.49 / Working Experience in the Journalism --- p.50 / Length of Service in the Present Organisations --- p.51 / Job Levels --- p.52 / Age --- p.53 / Other Demographics --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Discussion --- p.55 / Perception of Media Impact --- p.55 / Negative Third-Person Effect --- p.56 / Level of Education and the Estimation of the Media Impact --- p.58 / Estimation of Media Impact and the Support for the Improvement of Professional Standard --- p.59 / Differences Between Popular Newspaper Journalists and Elite Newspaper Journalists --- p.61 / Self-perception of the Journalists --- p.62 / Length of Service in the Present Organisations --- p.64 / Other Demographics --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Conclusion --- p.67 / Bibliography / Appendix I English Questionnaire / Appendix II --- Chinese Questionnaire

The Michael Fay conflict in 1994 provided an opportunity to use Singapore as a subject for mass communication research.Three prominent U.S. newspapers, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, were chosen for content analysis of their coverage of Singaporean news eight months before, six months during and eight months after the Fay trial proceedings. The amount of news space devoted to Singaporean news ray the three newspapers during the three periods was also studied.The objective of the study was to determine if the coverage of Singaporean news by U.S. newspapers changed as a result of the Fay case.Results of the study showed that U.S. newspapers provided a negative coverage of Singaporean news as a result of the Fay controversy. In terms of news space alloted to Singaporean news, the New York Times remained fairly constant throughout the three periods. The Los Angeles Times first decreased its coverage during the trial proceedings, but expanded its coverage after the case ended. Conversely, the Chicago Tribune increased its coverage of Singaporean news during the case, but its coverage dwindled with the conclusion of the case. / Department of Journalism

Contemporary researches on news coverage of Persian Gulf Wars have shown many controversial results in examining how U.S. newspapers covered war events during the wartime. This study examined the coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom by the newspapers of the United States, Britain, and Saudi Arabia.Three prominent newspapers, the New York Times, the Times of London and Arab News, were selected for content analysis of their coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom between March 20 and May 1, 2003. The percentage breakdown of positive, negative and neutral paragraphs coded from composite two weeks of publications by all three newspapers was studied.The goal of the study was to determine if the coverage of the 2003 Iraq war by the New York Times and the Times of London were more favorable than that Arab News. The Arab News was used as a basis for comparison of American and British newspapers for this study.The results of the study showed that the three newspapers covered the Operation of Iraqi Freedom in a neutral manner.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306However, the Times of London treated the Iraq war coverage with more positive news rather than the New York Times and Arab News did, respectively. On the other hand, Arab News appeared to have devoted the lowest favorable news stories after the Times of London. / Department of Journalism

Media framing research has examined how news stories are fashioned, and how audiences are affected by the shaping of news stories. Measuring for media frames, though, has varied in its definitions and measurement instruments.The present study applied attribution theory to the study of media framing in order to establish a reliable way to measure for frames of responsibility in The New York Times' coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. A content analysis was conducted to determine what type of attributions the newspaper's sources used in the coverage.The findings suggest that The New York Times' coverage overwhelmingly blamed Iraq for the war and maintained a dominant frame of responsibility. Furthermore, support was found for the assertion that attribution theory applied to media framing research would create a meta-theory approach, thereby creating a consistent way to measure and identify frames of responsibility.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306 / Department of Journalism

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