Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Sensational News Treatment of the Sam Sheppard Case Newspaper Coverage 8-22-1964 The Cleveland Press Coverage of the Sheppard Murder Case in Relation to Sensational News Treatment Keith Sanders Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_news_thesis How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Recommended Citation Sanders, Keith, "The Cleveland Press Coverage of the Sheppard Murder Case in Relation to Sensational News Treatment" (1964). Sensational News Treatment of the Sam Sheppard Case. 1. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_news_thesis/1 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspaper Coverage at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sensational News Treatment of the Sam Sheppard Case by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. :,··.. -~ • -. ·-! ! . ,·, ; ,•\ '. TEE CLEVELAND PRESS COVERAGE OF THE SHEPPARD MURDER CASE IN RELATION TO SENSATIONAL NEWS TREATMENT A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate College 0£ Ohlo University I.t In Partial Fulfillment l ,I· \ of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science by Keith Page Sanders- August 22, 1964 I ' ~H10-UN1VERS1TY UP.RARY This thesis has been approved for the School of Journalism and the Graduate College by Associate Professor of Jotiinalism TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l Statement of the Problem • • • • • • • • • • • 1 t Purp.os_e of the. Study • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Definition of Terms Used • • • • • • • • • • • 4 l 6 Method • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Related' Studies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 l TF..E NATURE OP SENSA'l'IONALISM • • • • • • • • • • 13 II. The History o~ .