Where are All the Voices? Texas LGBT News
| dc.contributor.advisor | Peirce, Kate | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araiza, Jose | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Weill, Susan | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | McKinney, Audrey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-29T19:13:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-05-29T19:13:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>An important medium for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is extinct in Texas: LGBT newspapers. One LGBT news institution continues publishing, but, as this research documented, the publisher of the <i>Dallas Voice (Voice)</i> has transformed his publication from a weekly newspaper to a weekly news magazine. Through in-depth interviews and a content analysis, I documented how this publication evolved as economic and technological pressures affected the entire publishing world.</p> <p>Previous research has documented the importance of LGBT media; it helps individuals cultivate their identities and gain an understanding of themselves and the social-political landscape around them. LGBT publications also facilitate these individuals to speak to each other and the mainstream society around them.</p> <p><i>Voice</i>'s history mirrors a documented transformation among many of the country’s notable LGBT publications: a move away from functioning as an “alternative” medium to operating as a “niche” publication. Such a change means the <i>Voice</i> had to revamp their content in order to attract mainstream advertisers and stay in touch with a changing audience. The difference between operating as an “alternative” versus “niche” publication is important to understand because it means the difference between functioning as a “public service” versus a business.</p> <p>My research also details how the <i>Voice</i>’s publisher and senior news editor envision their publication in the 21st century. They also discuss how <i>Voice</i> must continue to evolve and adapt to a readership that is also undergoing enormous transformations.</p> | |
| dc.description.department | Journalism and Mass Communication | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 116 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Araiza, J. A. (2012). <i>Where are all the voices? Texas LGBT news</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/4143 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | LGBT | |
| dc.subject | Gay | |
| dc.subject | Lesbian | |
| dc.subject | Media | |
| dc.subject | Transgender | |
| dc.subject | Bisexual | |
| dc.subject | Dallas Voice | |
| dc.subject | Texas | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sexual minorities | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Texas--Newspapers | en_US |
| dc.title | Where are All the Voices? Texas LGBT News | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Journalism and Mass Communication | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mass Communication | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University-San Marcos | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |