00000ctm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217605976589 Buklod 20230503092542.0 m o j ta 030101s xx r |000 u|eng d (iLib)UPD-00000368823 eng LG995 1998 L4 D43 De Guzman, Ma. Girlie E. author. A developmental study of the Visayan Daily Star through an index 1982-1996 Girlie E. De Guzman ; Rosalie B. Faderon, adviser ; Rodolfo Y. Tarlit, reader. Quezon City : Institute of Library Science, University of the Philippines Diliman 1998. xi, 281 leaves Computer print out. Vita Special Problem (Master of Library Science)--University of the Philippines Diliman June 1998. This study used the document analysis method of research which requires thorough scanning and reading of all issues of the Visayan Daily Star from 1982 to 1996 available at the college library of University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, Office of the Publisher and Microfiche Department of Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University. The specific objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the kinds of articles found in the newspaper, (2) to identify the scope and subject/s of the newspaper, (3) to know the trends in its development and changes in its thrusts; and (4) to determine whether the newspaper contributes to the furtherance of research on and the local history of Negros Occidental. The major findings of the study include: (1) the top newspaper articles published from 1982 to 1996 were about the sugar industry, insurgency, labor, economics, government and politics, sports, church, agrarian reform, agriculture and education, (2) the Visayan Daily Star is free from biases, has a fair and balanced reporting and covers all aspects of the events that are happening in the community, (3) the focus of the paper is more on local issues rather than national and international issues, (4) literary articles include only poems and essays which are quite few; (5) the Visayan Daily Star is going global and is accessed through the internet; (6) articles such as history of municipalities, towns and cities of the province or region; biographies of prominent persons; special features such as Masskara articles that form part of the history and found only in the newspaper; (7) the Visayan Daily Star is a forum of opinion to many and an eye opener through the letters, comments, opinions of the readers; (8) the advertisement and classified ads contributed to the economy and development of Bacolod City and the Negros Occidental. The Visayan Daily Star has been a source of information to almost all the residents. Based on the above findings, the Star has attained the objective of serving the community. Visayan Daily Star. Visayan periodicals--Indexes. Faderon, Rosalie B. adviser. Tarlit, Rodolfo Y. reader. Thesis FI UP UPD DLS LG 995 1998 L4 D43 Thesis