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Date

2026

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Journalism

Committee Chair

Matt Haught

Committee Member

Claire Rounkles

Committee Member

Robby Byrd

Abstract

Broadside Magazine was printed out of an apartment in Greenwich Village in New York City from 1962 to 1988. Its content was primarily reader-submitted songs, poems, sheet music, and editorial commentary. This magazine displays the intersection between music and journalism through folk music. Singer/songwriters of the day were concerned about the news of the time and used music to express their opinions, unify a movement, and spread the news. The contributors, often called “Broadsiders,” were especially concerned with the Vietnam War. This research provides a qualitative analysis of songs and poems published in issues 50 through 100, printed between 1964 and 1970, about the Vietnam War. Looking primarily at text authors, lyric content, and associated art and news articles, this paper hopes to understand who was included in the societal conversation regarding the antiwar movement, how those authors felt, and how they expressed those feelings through art and activism. Keywords: Broadside Magazine; content analysis; music history; journalism history; Vietnam War; music of Vietnam War; protest music

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Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest/Clarivate.

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