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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION UNPACKING SOCIAL BIAS: AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP STATUS AND TRANSCARIBE- RELATED IN NEWS ITEM MEDIA FRAMING By NIVIA ESCOBAR SALAZAR A Thesis submitted to the School of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts 2018 Nivia Escobar Salazar defended this thesis on April 2, 2018. The members of the supervisory committee were: Jessica Wendorf Muhamad Professor Directing Thesis Juliann Cortese Committee Member Stephen McDowell Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my thesis advisor, Dr. Wendorf Muhamad of the School of Communication at Florida State University. Since I met her, she has always been available to mentor and support me. Dr. Wendorf Muhamad allowed for my thesis to be my own work, while guiding me to improve my knowledge, as well as the research study. I would also like to thank my thesis committee. Dr. Cortese and Dr. McDowell provided continuous support and encouragement. Their input has been invaluable and I could not have been this thesis without their help and mentorship.