Covering the story : a rhetorical analysis of Brownsville's television news coverage /

analyzes a sampling of that coverage--two national news shows

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groenendyk, Kathi Lynn
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:analyzes a sampling of that coverage--two national news shows
and three news casts from the local Brownsville television
area.
Brownsville, Texas during a t"-six hour period. Anencephaly
can take and narrows the viewers' perceptions of the border
In April 1991, three anencephalic babies were born in
is a neural tube defect prohibiting proper brain development,
leaving the baby's skull partially open. The babies are
national and local news media attention. This thesis
news shows framed the events in Brownsville in various ways.
station. By using narrative analysis, I argue that these
studies and much controversy. These events also attracted
This framing, I argue, limits the actions that the citizens
unusual clustering of anencephalic births prompted many
usually stillborn or die shortly after birth. Such an
Item Description:"Major subject: Speech Communication".
Vita.
Physical Description:v, 81 leaves ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.