In search of parity: Coverage of news events portraying blacks in the Omaha World Herald, from 1953 to 1988

Author

Jeanette Weston

Date of Award

5-1-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Dr. Hugh Cowdin

Abstract

Does the Omaha World Herald Provide an accurate and meaningful portrayal of blacks and black issues? In 1968, President Johnson’s task force on civil disorders (the Kerner Commission) published a landmark report on the United States’ race relations calling on news organizations to cover black communities and black problems with greater understanding and in greater depth. (Nelson, 1987)

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 1993 Jeanette Weston.

Recommended Citation

Weston, Jeanette, "In search of parity: Coverage of news events portraying blacks in the Omaha World Herald, from 1953 to 1988" (1993). Student Work. 3132.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/3132