Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
This study examined 1994 gubernatorial election coverage by two Florida daily newspapers, The Miami Herald and The Sun-Sentinel, to determine if their coverage was biased. The author conducted content analyses of the titles and terms both papers used to describe the candidates, the total column inches devoted to each candidate, and the number of times the candidate's name appeared in headlines. The results of the analyses were inconclusive for both elections, but in the Republican primary The Miami Herald appeared to show slight favoritism for Jeb Bush, a Miamian. The Sun-Sentinel provided relatively equal coverage for all four major candidates. In the general election both papers mentioned Lawton Chiles more frequently with more attention directed to his stand on issues possibly because of his incumbency.
Extent
74 p.
Recommended Citation
Barnes, Gregory, "Newspaper bias in the 1994 Florida gubernatorial campaign: An analysis of coverage from two Florida daily newspapers" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1191.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1191
Identifier
FADT15448
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Adviser: Voncile M. Smith.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection