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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504442 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Hunnicutt, Robert W. |
| Contributors | Starr, Douglas P., Nichols, Margaret Irby |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 45 leaves: ill., Text |
| Coverage | 1973 |
| Rights | Public, Hunnicutt, Robert W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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