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DTIC ADA357556: A Content Analysis of Army Newspapers Based in the ... |
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A content analysis of four civilian enterprise Army |
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newspapers published in the United States was conducted |
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to determine if editorial differences in content and tone |
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existed between military and civilian editors. Both |
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hypotheses were supported by the findings. Based upon a |
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review of literature and Army policy, Army newspapers |
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were considered to have more in common with corporate or |
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company employee publications than with conventional |
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newspapers published under First Amendment freedoms. This |
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is because they are funded for the purpose of conveying |
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information to and from the soldiers and the command they |
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serve. Articles appearing on page one and two were coded |
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for content of news and tone of coverage. Findings |
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indicated military editors are more likely than civilian |
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editors to set a command information agenda for their |
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readers by framing that type of news more prominently. |
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Findings also indicated military editors emphasized news |
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of a positive tone by a far greater margin than civilian |
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editors. The researcher concludes that military editors |
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are more likely to view their publication as a tool of |
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organizational communication, while civilian editors are |
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more likely to report and frame the news in a manner more |
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similar to commercial newspapers. Furthermore, military |
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editors may run the risk of losing credibility with the |
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audience by focusing on predominantly positive news. |
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Date Published: 2018-04-21 06:26:28 |
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Identifier: DTIC_ADA357556 |
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Item Size: 73269389 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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