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PRINT MEDIA IMPACT ON STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICY AGENDAS A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Mass Communication in The Manship School of Mass Communication By Abby Kral B.A., University of South Florida, 1996 May, 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................ iv ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................†¦ v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF RESEARCH..........................1 PURPOSE†¦show more content†¦..............................................................................................................59 APPENDIX B: MEMORANDA TRANSMITTING SURVEY TO LOUISIANA SENATE†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦64 VITA ..................................................................................................................................67 iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: House and Senate Gender.................................................................................28 Table 2: Education Level/Race/Age/Political Affiliation for the House and Senate .....29 Table 3: House and Senate Frequency of Newspaper Reading ......................................30 Table 4: Legislators Time Spent Reading PaperShow MoreRelatedElectronic Media vs Print (Thesis Paper)13276 Words   |  54 PagesElectronic Media VS. 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