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An Analysis of Magazine News and Editorial Coverage of the 1973 Chilean Military Coup

The study focused on the positive or negative direction shown in 57 articles from ten English-language magazines covering the 1973 military coup in Chile, September 1 to December 31, 1973, inclusive. Magazines chosen were from the fields of news, religion, opinion, and business. Direction was determined by comparing individual thought units within articles against a category table comprising mutually exclusive pairs of thought units. Directional value of each article was determined by positive and negative ratios. Results showed a wide variation in scores, with news magazines adhering most closely to the objective ideal. Recommendations for further study included long-term study of single magazines or classes of magazines for direction, and an expanded mathematical analysis.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504442
Date08 1900
CreatorsHunnicutt, Robert W.
ContributorsStarr, Douglas P., Nichols, Margaret Irby
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 45 leaves: ill., Text
Coverage1973
RightsPublic, Hunnicutt, Robert W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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