Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2002

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Niven, David

Abstract

The office of governor has evolved, particularly in the modern era, from a primarily ceremonious position to one as policy-maker. This study explores how the media affix responsibility for the state economy, as well as state tax and budget policy to the governor's administration. A content analysis of newspaper coverage for the Florida gubernatorial elections of 1990, 1994, and 1998 shows that negative coverage corresponds with a weak state economy and more positive coverage in a strong economy. A correlation is found between negative economic coverage and election loss, but positive economic coverage does not necessarily equate to victory. The preponderance of negative economic coverage may have electoral consequences in the way voters judge the incumbent administration's performance in office.

Extent

124 p.

Comments

FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identifier

FADT12959

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