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News Media Bias And The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Marisa S. Campanella
News Media Bias And The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Marisa S. Campanella
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Since 2011, turmoil has erupted in Syria causing the displacement of many individuals now seeking refuge. It has impacted other areas of the world, filling the media with stories of daily events surrounding the initial attacks. The increase in media coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis led me to question whether the stories in the news were accurate representations of what was actually happening. I chose to compare two distinct sources of news in a content analysis, Fox News and CNN, to see whether there was a discrepancy in how they reported the same topics. After analyzing seven articles from …
And That's The Word: Effects Of The Colbert Report On Political Knowledge And Participation, Nicholas Canfield
And That's The Word: Effects Of The Colbert Report On Political Knowledge And Participation, Nicholas Canfield
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
The Colbert Report was a satirical, political, and “fake” news show that lasted for almost a decade on the Comedy Central Network. Although many scholars have argued the program was less impactful and influential than Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, phenomena such as the “Colbert Bump” show a definite impact on the political lives of many Americans. Using four quantitative surveys from 2008 to 2012, this thesis investigates the effects of watching The Colbert Report on individuals’ political knowledge and political participation. Results indicate non-Republican viewers increased their political knowledge, but not participation, from watching the show. The educational …