Covering the story : a rhetorical analysis of Brownsville's television news coverage /
analyzes a sampling of that coverage--two national news shows
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Speech Communication". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | v, 81 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |