Date of Award
5-1-1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell
Second Advisor
Dr. Chris Allen
Third Advisor
Dr. James Johnson
Abstract
Talk radio has become a very popular medium for political discourse. Using a perspective adapted from Burke’s Cluster Criticism, the rhetoric of a liberal and a conservative talk radio host was examined. Results of this study show that Alan Colmes and Rush Limbaugh present a political reality based on the values of their own ideology. However, it was also discovered that both hosts use similar techniques to communicate their ideology. The “rhetoric of talk radio ideology” is examined.
Recommended Citation
Olsen, Monica L., "Partisan politics on talk radio: A critical analysis" (1999). Student Work. 1379.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/1379
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Communication and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 1999, Monica L. Olsen