Date of Award:
5-1986
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Journalism and Communication
Department name when degree awarded
Communication
Committee Chair(s)
Nelson B. Wadsworth
Committee
Nelson B. Wadsworth
Committee
James Dour
Committee
Thurman J. Lyon
Abstract
On January 21, 1985, the USU Department of Communication assumed the responsibility of providing editorial content for The Cache Citizen, a weekly newspaper published in Preston, Idaho. The department plans to continue operation of the paper, to provide professional experience for undergraduate and graduate students.
The thesis has a twofold purpose. First, it is an historical document, designed to preserve the details of the transfer and first year of operation by the department, for use by future journalism scholars and historians. Second, it analyzes the transfer, identifies problems encountered and steps taken to correct them, and makes recommendations for the future. This section should aid other institutions interested in developing a similar program.
The main portion of the thesis is divided into four sections: Literature Review, Methodology, Chronology and Analysis. The Literature Review is designed to familiarize readers with dominant issues in journalism education applicable to The Cache Citizen project. The Methodology section justifies the use of a combination of historical and journalistic methods in gathering and interpreting data for the study, and the Chronology section lists the basic sequence of events and identifies topics for analysis. The Analysis is be based on readings in the literature, documents, interviews with participants, the author's 13 years of professional experience in the field and one year as a Citizen editor.
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Recommended Citation
Davis, William P., "Transfer to and Operation of The Cache Citizen by the Utah State University Department of Communication" (1986). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8238.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8238
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