Beyond ideology : a case of egalitarian bias in the news? / Reginald Estoque Ecarma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ecarma, Reginald Estoque.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting of news--United States.

Television broadcasting of news.

United States.

Journalism--Objectivity--United States.

Journalism.

Journalism--Objectivity.

Physical Description:

x, 135 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2003]

Contents:

II. Literature Review 19

A. Aaron Wildavsky 19

B. Cultural Theory 22

1. Theoretical Background 22

2. Montesquieu: Culture, Function and Foundations 24

3. Culture, Religion and Styles of Life 26

4. Social Relations and Political Cultures 26

5. The Cultural Theory Approach 30

C. Political Culture and the Four Ways 31

1. Individualistic Cultures 31

2. Egalitarian Cultures 32

3. Hierarchical Cultures 33

4. Fatalistic Cultures 33

5. Comparing and Explaining the Viability of the Four Cultures 34

a. The four cultures and the four theories of the press 35

b. The relevance of the cultures 36

D. Cultural Competition, Politics and Egalitarianism 36

1. Equality of Condition 38

2. Rejection of Authority 40

3. System Blame 40

E. Case Studies Supporting Wildavsky's Claim: Newsroom Culture and Egalitarianism 43

1. Studies and the Egalitarian Trait of Equality of Condition 44

2. Studies and the Egalitarian Trait of Rejection of Authority 46

3. Studies and the Egalitarian Trait of System Blame 48

F. Reviews of Wildavsky's Work and Cultural Theory 50

G. Wildavsky's Reason for Cultural Theory 53

1. Cultural Clarity and Ideological Confusion 53

2. Beyond Ideology: A Case of Media Cultural Bias? 56

III. Methodology 59

A. Middle-Range Analysis 59

B. Meta-Analysis of Cultural Theory 61

C. Cultural Theory and the Reason for the Method 62

1. Previous Studies with a Similar Approach 62

2. Significance of Media Sources and Past Studies 63

D. Hypothesis: Criteria and Procedure 64

E. Coding the Media Studies 67

1. Individualism 67

2. Hierarchy 68

3. Egalitarianism 71

F. Criteria for Choosing Data Sources: Unit of Analysis 72

IV. Results 77

A. Research Question 77

B. Findings 78

1. Wildavsky's Cultural Theory, the Coding Process and Findings 78

2. Media Studies and Measurable Egalitarian Traits 81

C. Hypothesis 83

B. Reasons for Findings 91

C. Limitations 92

D. Future Studies 93

E. Cultural Theory and Egalitarian Consequences in Theory and Practice 94

1. Practical Implications: Egalitarian Media Power 96

2. Consequences of a Dominant Egalitarian Press 99

F. Possible Alternatives and Changes 103

1. Toward a Stable Society: Hierarchical/Individualistic Alliance 107

2. Suggestions Toward Media Balance 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-129) and index.

ISBN:

0761824820

OCLC:

51258605