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‘Substitute the Word Jew for Negro’: An Analysis of How United States Newspapers Covered Local Discrimination and Nazi Discrimination

McKenzie, Ian D.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-0515
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou166989220173112

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2022, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This thesis examines three United States newspapers’ (the New York Times, Chicago Defender, and Montgomery Advertiser) coverage on race issues within the United States, and their coverage on discrimination and race issues from the Nazis from 1933 to 1945. It compares and contrasts how these influential newspapers covered these two country’s discriminatory laws and ideologies. James Q. Whitman argued in his book, Hitler’s American Model, that leading Nazis and Hitler himself looked at the United States for inspiration for discriminatory methods. After performing a textual analysis of over 140 newspaper articles, this thesis argues that there were differences in how the journalists covered Nazi issues versus local issues. The journalists were quick to be critical of the Nazis, but often shied away from criticizing American racism.
Aimee Edmondson (Advisor)
Mirna Zakić (Committee Member)
Olaf Stieglitz (Committee Member)
207 p.
Communication; History; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media
Journalism; history; Nazi; American racism; anti-Semitism; discrimination; Chicago Defender; New York Times; Montgomery Advertiser; communications; mass media; newspapers; reporters

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  • McKenzie, I. D. (2022). ‘Substitute the Word Jew for Negro’: An Analysis of How United States Newspapers Covered Local Discrimination and Nazi Discrimination [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou166989220173112

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McKenzie, Ian. ‘Substitute the Word Jew for Negro’: An Analysis of How United States Newspapers Covered Local Discrimination and Nazi Discrimination. 2022. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou166989220173112.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McKenzie, Ian. "‘Substitute the Word Jew for Negro’: An Analysis of How United States Newspapers Covered Local Discrimination and Nazi Discrimination." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou166989220173112

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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