University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School March 2018 Perception of Kazakhstan in the U.S through the New York Times Coverage Tursynay Alikhanova University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Perception of Kazakhstan in the U.S through The New York Times Coverage by Tursynay Alikhanova A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts The Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications College of Arts & Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Roxanne Watson, Ph.D. Scott S. Liu, Ph.D. Justin Brown, Ph.D. Date of Approval: March 22, 2018 Keywords: framing, Kazakhstan, the New York Times, textual-analysis, Astana Copyright © 2018, Tursynay Alikhanova Dedication This thesis is dedicated to my home country, Kazakhstan, which I am proud to be from. Acknowledgments I would like to thank my thesis chair, Dr. Roxanne Watson, and committee members Dr. Liu and Dr. Brown for their valuable insights, recommendations and guidance. I also want to thank all USF Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications professors I had pleasure to learn from.