Abstract

Belize has been named among the list of 10 most violent countries in the world. The news media in Belize have been known to use crime stories as headlines in both electronic and print, but there has never been a formal study to determine how prevalent and sensational. This research seeks to address the question of whether two of Belize’s most-read newspapers, the Reporter and the Amandala, have more sensational stories in their headlines, and how these stories compare to government and other human interest news. A sample of 120 front-page headlines/stories spanning a five-year period – from January 2010 through December 2014 – were content- analyzed to determine the ratio of sensational news to “other” news headlines.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Sensationalism in journalism--Belize; Newspapers

Publication Date

5-5-2016

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Communication and Media Technologies (MS)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Communication (CLA)

Advisor

Patrick Scanlon

Advisor/Committee Member

Rudy Pugliese

Advisor/Committee Member

LaVerne McQuiller Williams

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at PN4784.S4 C34 2016

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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