Browsing by Thesis Advisor "Benoit, William L."
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Assessing the predictability of election victory from a functional theory perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This investigation utilized the Functional Theory of Campaign Discourse (Benoit, 2007) and previous content analyses of television advertisements to ... -
The reverend, the terrorist, and a web of rumors : the image repair discourse of Barack Obama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama faced numerous attacks on his character, and on his associations. He was attacked most prominently for his associations with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers. ... -
Seriously funny : a look at humor in televised presidential debates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study is to understand how humor was used in U.S. Presidential Debates and what kind of coverage it garnered in the press. A content analysis was done on the general election presidential debates from ...