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Metaphor and Bias : An In-Depth Look at CNN and Fox News Channel

Creator:

Duncan, Sara R.

Abstract:

This study links together two very complicated, but very important subjects: media bias and metaphor. More specifically, this study investigates whether or not examining a media outlet's use of metaphor is an effective methodology for investigating media bias. Using cluster analysis, I identified the source metaphors most commonly used on...

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Masters Thesis

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like Jesse Haney proclaimed that American journalistic methods should focus on impartiality and
Promoting progress : a rhetorical analysis of college and university sexual harassment codes

Creator:

Porrovecchio, Mark J.

Abstract:

This thesis is a rhetorical analysis of sexual harassment codes on college and university campuses. The situational model proposed by Lloyd Bitzer is used to examine representative artifacts from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, so as to determine whether they operate as "fitting"...

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Masters Thesis
Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:

Christian, Mary Ann

Abstract:

The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...

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Masters Thesis