Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Lloyd, Jonathan Jordan
URN	etd-07192004-102226
Title	What's the News? A Study of Senior Citizens' Television News Uses and Gratifications
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Communication, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Steven McClung Committee Chair Donnalyn Pompper Committee Member Jay D. Raburn Committee Member
Keywords	uses and gratifications uses gratifications use gratification television news television news focus groups seniors senior citizens elderly aging news programs news programming news definition defining news qualitative
Date of Defense	2004-07-14
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Inspired by the expansion of television news programming and growth in the number of US citizens living well beyond the age of 65, this study qualitatively explores what uses and gratifications seniors living in and around Tallahassee, Florida, get from television news. A review of uses and gratifications and popular literature leads to the exploration of three research questions. The questions concern seniors’ television news programming choices, what uses and gratifications they get from the programs that they choose, and what their program choices say about how they define television news. The results of this study reveal a range of uses and gratifications associated with seniors’ consumption of television news programming, including several potential new gratifications. A definition of news as indicated by participants’ program selection is also discussed.
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