Author

Amy L. Doerr

Date of Award

5-1-2000

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Dr. Warren Francke

Abstract

Media bias toward presidential administrations has been subject to discussion since Presidents were first elected in the United States. In the case of Time magazine, the inclusion of bias is intentional. Merrill’s 1965 study examined coverage of Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy and found bias in six different categories. Felder, Meeske and Hall replicated Merrill’s study in 1979 and found that Time continued to use most of the bias categories reported by Merrill.

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 2000 Amy L. Doerr.

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