James Bryce's 19th-century theory of public opinion in the contemporary age of new communications technologies

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Lord James Bryce's theory of the nature and power of public opinion, with newspapers assuming a central role, was reexamined to determine the power of public opinion in today's society where new communications technologies abound. Bryce, a 19th-century political philosopher, traveled throughout the US in the 1880s to analyze all the ramifications of the American democracy. Findings from the present study show that public opinion, which in Bryce's time was 'the great source of power,' has evolved into a much stronger force brought about by the creation of new media and categories of communicators.

Evaluation, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Public opinion, Bryce, James

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"They took it down": Exploring determinants of visual reporting in the toppling of the Saddam statue in national and international newspapers

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A cross-national research examining the toppling of the Saddam statue in national and international papers is presented. The results concluded that the U.S. papers ran more visuals of a victory/liberation frame as compared to newspapers from coalition and non-coalition countries.

Public affairs, National Security, Defense Operations & Maintenance, Criticism and interpretation, Media coverage, Military administration, American journalism, American newspapers

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Newspapers, pluralism, and diversity in an urban context

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Urban diversity is correlated with the importance of advertising and theater coverage in newspapers. This suggests social status has been replaced with ethnic differences as the source of conflict.

Multiculturalism, Pluralism

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