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White washed: The representation of Hispanics in television national news coverage

Posted on:2006-02-18Degree:M.S.JType:Thesis
University:West Virginia UniversityCandidate:Gallagher, Matthew PFull Text:PDF
GTID:2458390008468962Subject:Journalism
Abstract/Summary:
This study analyzed Hispanics and national television news coverage. The quantitative portion of the study examined four separate weeks of television news coverage on six networks over a one year period. From the 1,106 stories examined, Hispanics were viewed in only 18 stories. And from the results it was concluded that television news networks are "white washed," meaning that the news is based around Caucasians.
Keywords/Search Tags:News, Television, Hispanics
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