This study seeks to determine, through content analysis, whether there was evidence in news magazines during the 1980 presidential campaign to support the claim that Anderson was a "media-created candidate." Studying weekly issues of Time, Newsweek, and U. S. News & World Report from April 28, 1980 through November 3, 1980, it was found that (a) Anderson received 17 per cent of the total campaign coverage, compared to Reagan's 42 per cent and Carter's 37 per cent, and (b) overall, Anderson's coverage was mildly negative in all magazines. The study concludes that rather than "creating" Anderson, news magazines may have undercut his viability by restricting the length and number of stories about him.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504364 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Deahl, Maureen E. |
| Contributors | Starr, Douglas P., Kim, Tae Guk |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ii, 88 leaves: ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States, 1980 |
| Rights | Public, Deahl, Maureen E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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