Creating stories with numbers : a study of the use of Nielsen Ratings data by Boston television researchers, 1998

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Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

1998

Creator

Yiannoudes, Polykarpos Emilios (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

74 pages ; 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Overview

The purpose of the study is to present the utilization of Nielsen Media Research audience ratings results, as applied in the Boston television market as well as their limitations. These utility methods and their conditions are explored by employing perso

Physical Location

Thesis Offsite Storage

General

LC Call Number(s): ECL-REMOTE[THESIS]HE8700.66.U6 B679 1998; Thesis / Dissertation Note: Thesis (M. S.)--Emerson College, 1997.; General Note: Includes abstract.