Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party : A Content Analysis of Three Elections (Paperback)

Acknowledgments; Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Puerto Rico's Nationalism: A nation within a nation; Puerto Rico's Economy; Decolonization is the antidote for annexation: The Independence Movement; Chapter 3: Puerto Rico's Political Parties; The Future of the ELA; Annexation to the United States; Independence is a matter of dignity; Chapter 4: Puerto Rico's Mass Media; Overview; Puerto Rico's print journalism; Political News Coverage; Evaluative Assertion Analysis; Summary; Chapter 5: Methodology; Sample; Unit of Analysis; Research Instruments; Pretesting; Validity; Reliability; Definitions; Summary; Chapter 6: Puerto Rico's 1988 Elections; Puerto Rican Independence Party; Political Figures vs. Political Issues; Economic vs. Social Issues; Chapter 7: Puerto Rico's 1992 Elections; Puerto Rican Independence Party; Political Figures vs. Political Issues: Economic vs. Social Issues: Chapter 8: Puerto Rico's 1997 Elections; Puerto Rican Independence Party; Political Figures vs. Political Issues; Economic vs. Social Issues; Summary of Findings; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Discussion of key aspects and results; The role of the Puerto Rican press; Newspaper trends; Newspaper trends by newspaper; The issue of independence for Puerto Rico; Political figures vs. political issues; Economic issues vs. social issues; Conclusion; Limitations of the data; Future Research; Appendices; References; Index