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Picturing Race in Local Newspapers PICTURING RACE IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS _______________________________________ A Thesis presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School at the University of Missouri-Columbia _______________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts _____________________________________________________ by PETER HUOPPI Dr. Keith Greenwood, Thesis Supervisor MAY 2019 The undersigned, appointed by the dean of the Graduate School, have examined the thesis entitled PICTURING RACE IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS presented by Peter Huoppi, a candidate for the degree of master of arts, and hereby certify that, in their opinion, it is worthy of acceptance. Dr. Keith Greenwood Dr. Cynthia Frisby Professor Brian Kratzer Dr. Julius Riles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I’m deeply grateful to Dr. Greenwood for the guidance he provided throughout this process. It was often challenging working on this alone, far from the university campus, but Dr. Greenwood kept me on track and provided all the advice and support I needed. I was fortunate to have three other wonderful committee members whose perspectives and expertise were crucial. Many thanks to Dr. Frisby, Professor Kratzer, and Dr. Riles for all of their contributions. Thanks to the staffs at the New London Public Library, the J. Eugene Smith Library, and the New Mexico State Library for all of their assistance. Thank you also to Carlos Virgen for the many hours of assistance in method development and coding, and to Jennifer Huoppi for proofreading and keeping our household running during my many absent hours in front of the computer. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ ii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. iv Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 2. THEORY AND LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................ 7 3. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... 26 4. RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 40 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION .............................................................. 53 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 67 APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................... 78 APPENDIX B ................................................................................................................... 88 iii LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Intercoder Reliability .................................................................................................... 88 2. Comparison of County Population Proportions in All Newspapers, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 89 3. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Alamogordo Daily News, All Years Combined .................................................................................................... 90 4. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Daily Journal, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 91 5. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Great Falls Tribune, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 92 6. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Longview News-Journal, All Years Combined .................................................................................................... 93 7. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Montgomery Advertiser, All Years Combined .................................................................................................... 94 8. Comparison of County Population Proportions in The Day, All Years Combined ...... 95 9. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Alamogordo Daily News, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 96 10. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Daily Journal, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 97 11. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Great Falls Tribune, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 98 iv 12. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Longview News-Journal, All Years Combined .............................................................................................................. 99 13. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Montgomery Advertiser, All Years Combined ............................................................................................................ 100 14. Comparison of City Population Proportions in The Day, All Years Combined ....... 101 15. Comparison of County Population Proportions in All Newspapers Combined, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 102 16. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Alamogordo Daily News, Year by Year ................................................................................................................ 103 17. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Alamogordo Daily News, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 104 18. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Daily Journal, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 105 19. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Daily Journal, Year by Year .... 106 20. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Great Falls Tribune, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 107 21. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Great Falls Tribune, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 108 22. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Longview News-Journal, Year by Year ................................................................................................................ 109 23. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Longview News-Journal, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 110 v 24. Comparison of County Population Proportions in the Montgomery Advertiser, Year by Year ................................................................................................................ 111 25. Comparison of City Population Proportions in the Montgomery Advertiser, Year by Year ..................................................................................................................... 112 26. Comparison of County Population Proportions in The Day, Year by Year .............. 113 27. Comparison of City Population Proportions in The Day, Year by Year .................. 114 28. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in All Newspapers, All Years ................................................................................................................... 115 29. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in the Alamogordo Daily News in All Years Combined .............................................................................. 116 30. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in the Daily Journal in All Years ............................................................................................................. 117 31. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in the Great Falls Tribune in All Years ........................................................................................... 118 32. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in the Longview News- Journal in All Years ............................................................................................ 119 33. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in the Montgomery Advertiser in All Years ....................................................................................... 120 34. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in The Day in All Years Combined ........................................................................................................... 121 35. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in All Newspapers in 1980..................................................................................................................... 122 vi 36. Results of Chi-square and Post Hoc Tests for Role and Race in All Newspapers in 1990....................................................................................................................
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