Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Sulkhanishvili, George
Author's Email Address	gsulkh1@lsu.edu
URN	etd-01192004-053159
Title	Freedom of Expression in the Republic of Georgia: Framing the Attempted Shut-down of the Independent TV Station
Degree	Master of Mass Communication (M.M.C.)
Department	Mass Communication
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Renita Coleman Committee Chair John Hamilton Committee Member Ralph Izard Committee Member
Keywords	Georgia media framing
Date of Defense	2004-05-21
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the perception and the level of freedom in the media of the Republic of Georgia. The study examines the media’s perception of freedom by identifying the frame newspapers used while covering the event between the government and the independent media outlet. The main interest is to define the predominant frame. A content analysis of 115 news articles of the four Georgian daily newspapers find that responsibility and conflict frames were more frequently used than economic consequences frame and morality frames. The study concludes that the Georgian media have considerable freedom from external restraints but less understanding of what may be accomplished by freedom.
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