1. COVERING THE RISE OF TEA PARTY: A CASE OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA Open Access Author: Chen, Tiange Title: COVERING THE RISE OF TEA PARTY: A CASE OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Journalism and Political Science Keywords: journalismmediacontent analysistea partypolitical science File: Download Chen_Thesis_final_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bu Zhong, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors AdvisorBu Zhong, Thesis Honors AdvisorRussell Frank, Faculty Reader