Throughout the research and analysis of this project, I focused on Social Judgment Theory as a theoretical framework. This theory was formed through the works of Muzafer Sherif, Carolyn Sherif, Carl Hovland, and Roger Nebergall in the early 1960s, and focuses on how individuals’ various judgments result from the same provided information (Adelman, Stewart, and Hammond 1975; Steinmann et al. 1977). Their research supports the theory that cognitive limitations exist, and that “they lead rapidly to interpersonal conflict, particularly in the complex circumstances requiring human judgment,” (Steinmann et al. 1977:71). This interpersonal conflict occurs when “individuals utilize the same cue information in such a manner that they arrive at different judgments,” (Adelman, Stewart and Hammond 1975:138). This theory is clearly applicable to this study as news sources are taking the same stories regarding homelessness, and arriving at different judgments of that situation based on their situation limitations, wrong focus, or cognitive limitations (Steinmann et al. 1977). Utilizing this framework will lead to a better understanding of how and why certain new sources may judge and frame stories regarding homelessness, and how those stories further influence their readers.