Military Installations and Local News: Effects on Military News Coverage.

Abstract

A content analysis was used to measure both amount and favorability of military news treatment in the local newspapers of three demographically matched towns. One town housed an Army installation, another housed an Air Force Base, and the third was civilian. Results indicated that the presence of a military installation affects the amount, but not the favorability of military news. Military town newspapers had more military news articles, and longer articles than did the nonmilitary town newspaper. Favorability of military news was slightly negative overall, and did not differ significantly among the three towns. Keywords: public relations; theses; public opinion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167752

Entities

People

  • Stephanie L. Hoehne

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Crime
  • Economic Impact
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Measurement
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Opinion
  • Public Relations
  • Social Problems
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Psychology.