From Religiosity to Consumerism: Press Coverage of Thanksgiving, 1905-2005

Authors

Bonnie Brennen, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

17 p.

Publication Date

2008

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

Journalism Studies

Source ISSN

1461-670X

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1080/14616700701768006

Abstract

This research looks at the coverage of Thanksgiving during the past 100 years on 11 daily urban newspapers published in the United States in an effort to assess journalistic practices related to the coverage of routine news stories and to understand how through its coverage newspapers represent and interpret social, political, and economic change. The Thanksgiving holiday was chosen because it has been a traditional news story consistently covered each year in the press and an analysis of the coverage provides insights into the basic routines of journalism including news conventions, journalistic values, and norms over the past 100 years.

Comments

Accepted version. Journalism Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2008): 21-37. DOI. © Taylor & Francis (Routledge). Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Brennen, Bonnie, "From Religiosity to Consumerism: Press Coverage of Thanksgiving, 1905-2005" (2008). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 154.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/154