Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1995

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Fejes, Fred A.

Abstract

Hegemony, the dominance of a world view held by elites, is perpetuated by specific media practices. This paper inquires as to how "World News Tonight" and "MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour" compare, in terms of news source selection, graphic forms and sound bites, issue coverage, and rhetoric. The study concludes that both programs' coverage of the Clinton health care plan exhibits hegemonic tendencies. The former shifts attention away from issues with a narrow source list, complex graphics, short sound bites, and frequent use of hyperbole and metaphors. The latter, though superior in its issue coverage, has as narrow a source list as does its commercial counterpart.

Extent

108 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT15131

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