Date of Graduation
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
Committee Chair
Terry Wimmer
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Gallagher, Matthew P., "White washed: The representation of Hispanics in television national news coverage." (2005). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10882.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10882
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