Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Theses, Dissertations and Capstones 1-1-2012 Conservative Media and Political Socialization: Immigration, Gay Marriage, and Abortion as Presented by Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and CNN Jeff cKM ay
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[email protected]. CONSERVATIVE MEDIA AND POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: IMMIGRATION, GAY MARRIAGE, AND ABORTION AS PRESENTED BY FOX NEWS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND CNN A thesis submitted to the Graduate College of Marshall University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology by Jeff McKay Approved by Dr. Richard Garnett, Committee Chairperson Dr. Markus Hadler Dr. Kristi Fondren Marshall University December 2012 Table of Contents Page Abstract iv Introduction 1 Literature Review 6 Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator