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The U.S. Government and Journalists‚ Reactance to the News Coverage of the Iraq Wars

Shortt, Celia M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1249393177

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2010, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This thesis explores whether the government's reactance to the media coverage of the 1991 Persian Gulf War led to the way in which journalistic independence was curtailed in the 2003 Iraq War. It also examines the undertone used in war reporting to determine how television networks shaped the war coverage, accounting for the government control of messages and restrictions of the media. A textual and observational analysis of CNN newscasts and Fox News coverage were conducted. This study found both positive and negative undertones from both networks' coverage as a reaction to the government's handling of the information about their war effort. This thesis builds a new theoretical perspective with two premises for conflict reactance. The U.S. government's reactance to the negative media coverage of the 1991 Persian Gulf War was not as successful in totally restricting the negative undertone about its war efforts in the 2003 Iraq War from the networks' anchor and correspondents; but it was partially successful at shaping the 2003 coverage by injecting some positive undertones in the live reports from the battlefield as a result of its embedded press system.
Yusuf Kalyango, PhD (Committee Chair)
Robert K. Stewart, PhD (Committee Member)
Mary Rogus, MBA (Committee Member)
112 p.
Journalism; Technology
Reactance Theory; 1991 Persian Gulf War; 2003 Iraq War; CNN; Fox News

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  • Shortt, C. M. (2010). The U.S. Government and Journalists‚ Reactance to the News Coverage of the Iraq Wars [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1249393177

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shortt, Celia. The U.S. Government and Journalists‚ Reactance to the News Coverage of the Iraq Wars. 2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1249393177.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shortt, Celia. "The U.S. Government and Journalists‚ Reactance to the News Coverage of the Iraq Wars." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1249393177

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