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Candid Conversations: Behind the Scenes of the Playboy Interview, 1962-2011

Carnifax, Ashley C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1311366802

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2011, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This paper uses content analysis, historical research and interviews with journalists to examine the subjects of the Playboy Interview and the interview's role in shaping journalism and popular culture. The content analysis of 569 Playboy Interviews showed that the majority of interview subjects were white males, and that the television and film industry was the most represented profession. Interviews with Playboy editors and writers were used to explain the process of selecting these subjects, as well as to determine which interviews were most memorable to those who wrote and edited them. Finally, historical analysis showed that the early interviews were not acknowledged by popular media, but rather, were written about decades after they took place. Since then, interviews with political figures, such as Jimmy Carter and Jesse Ventura, have been written about more frequently by newspapers and magazines.
Michael S. Sweeney, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ellen Gerl (Committee Member)
Patrick Washburn (Committee Member)
68 p.
Journalism; Mass Communications
playboy interview; jimmy carter; ted turner; jesse ventura; interview subjects; playboy

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  • Carnifax, A. C. (2011). Candid Conversations: Behind the Scenes of the Playboy Interview, 1962-2011 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1311366802

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Carnifax, Ashley. Candid Conversations: Behind the Scenes of the Playboy Interview, 1962-2011. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1311366802.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Carnifax, Ashley. "Candid Conversations: Behind the Scenes of the Playboy Interview, 1962-2011." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1311366802

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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