Date of Award

4-1-1989

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Dr. Hugh Cowdin

Abstract

Since the time the printed word was used to inform and motivate the colonist, the basic role of newspapers in the United States has been twofold – informing people of the news and commenting on the people and events that make that news.

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 in Communication University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 1989 Randy A. Grosse.

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