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The Differences in the Media Constructions of the Narratives of Male and Female Political Candidates

This study views the media as a powerful agent which constructs the narratives of political candidates. In order to determine whether the media constructs the narratives of male and female political candidates differently, newspaper articles were analyzed for two 1994 Congressional races, each involving a male and a female candidate (Thurman versus Garlits and Byrne versus Davis). The first research question posed the following question: Does the media devote more coverage to male or female candidates? The next question concerned media endorsements of the candidates. Third, the settings in which the media portrayed the male and female candidates were compared. Finally, differences in the media's attitude toward male and female candidates were analyzed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278704
Date05 1900
CreatorsPaschal, Lori L. (Lori Lynne)
ContributorsGossett, John, Rodman, Barbara Ann, DeLoach, Mark B. (Mark Benson)
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 139 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Paschal, Lori L. (Lori Lynne)

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