Western mass media and the Congo: an assessment of the former’s influence on the latter’s history

Jones, Oliver (A.A. 2019/2020) Western mass media and the Congo: an assessment of the former’s influence on the latter’s history. Tesi di Laurea in Political sociology, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Michele Sorice, pp. 58. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Media studies: important theories. Agenda setting theory. Framing. Media bias. CNN effect and beyond. Media imperialism. From EIC to Zaire. The Congo free State. Imperial propaganda. Independence: coverage of Lumumba’s life and death amidst the Congo crisis. Zaire: Mobutu’s regime amidst media control and alignment. The Congo wars and the present. TV news coverage of the Congo wars. Newspaper coverage of the Congo wars. Causes and effects of underreporting the Congo wars.

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Bibliografia: pp. 45-49.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Political Science (L36)
Chair: Political sociology
Thesis Supervisor: Sorice, Michele
Academic Year: 2019/2020
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 24 May 2021 07:06
Last Modified: 24 May 2021 07:06
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/29539

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