This study examined the extent to which Rupert Murdoch has used a formula of sensationalism in his three metropolitan tabloid newspapers in the United States. Three 10-edition samples from the New York Post, the Boston Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times were compared over time and with each other by sampling period in their use of space for headline, text, photographs, and items by story type. Results indicate that aside from an increase in the amount of space and number of sports items at all three newspapers, the critic-predicted formula of sensationalism is supported only for light news and government news in the limited categories of overall space used, proportion of space used for graphics to text, and the number of items. Though no exact formula was evident, a consistent pattern was found that supports the critics' claims. Appropriate models for comparing newspapers and approaches for measuring sensational content are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-07, Section: A, page: 1607. / Major Professor: Thomas R. King. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77808 |
| Contributors | Paty, James Cameron., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 504 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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