Themes Presented and Source Diversity in Elite Newspaper Coverage of Operation Restore Hope

Abstract

This content analytic study identifies the themes most frequently presented and sources most often attributed in elite newspaper coverage of Operation Restore Hope, the relief effort in Somalia. The first two chapters introduce the reader to the study and reviews related research, focusing on the media agenda setting function, the dynamic relationship that has existed between the military and the media during military conflicts in recent history, and the media's reliance upon official government sources as news sources. The remaining chapters detail the methods and procedures used to analyze newspaper articles in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Washington Post. discuss these findings and bring this text to a logical conclusion

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267545

Entities

People

  • Bryon L. James

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Governments
  • History
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Newspapers
  • Perception
  • Periodicals
  • Persian Gulf
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Opinion
  • Public Relations
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies