Media, Accounts, and Coherence: ‘De Facto’ Impression Management of a Transgressing Sport Star in <em>The Chicago Tribune</em>

Using the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case as an example, this thesis attempts to understand how the media, specifically The Chicago Tribune, maintain the consistency of a certain representation given changing or new information. A full analysis of all 274 news articles found in The Chicago Tribune f...

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Main Author: Austin, Erin Maureen
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/108