Hazel and the "Hacksaw": Freedom Summer coverage by the women of the Mississippi Press

Weill, Susan

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“…Since its conceptualization in 1972, agenda setting has remained a frequently employed media-effects-based theory. Researchers have employed agenda setting as the theoretical framework to examine political coverage (e.g., Ragas & Kiousis, 2010;Wirth et al, 2010) and social issues, such as criminal activity and human rights (e.g., Holbrook & Hill, 2005;Park, Zhang, & Holody, 2012;Weill, 2001).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Unified Version of London 2012: New-Media Coverage of Gender, Nationality, and Sport for Olympics Consumers in Six Countries

Eagleman

Burch

Vooris

2014

Journal of Sport Management

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Traditional media coverage of the Olympic Games has been shown to exhibit biases in terms of gender, nation ality, and the type of sports covered, which can contribute to negative societal consequences and inaccurate historical records of such events. Scholars have suggested that because of the Internet's expanded spatial parameters, new media have the ability to provide more equitable coverage of events such as the Olympics. In this study, we used agenda setting theory to employ a content analysis methodology to determine whether different constructions of the 2012 London Olympics were presented to media consumers on news websites in Australia, Brazil, China, Great Britain, Kenya, and the United States. Findings indicated that very few gender, nationalistic, or sport biases existed in any of the countries' coverage, lending credence to the notion that the Internet affords media managers with an opportunity to provide more equitable coverage and thus a more accurate depiction of events.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Unified Version of London 2012: New-Media Coverage of Gender, Nationality, and Sport for Olympics Consumers in Six Countries

Eagleman

Burch

Vooris

2014

Journal of Sport Management

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“…Though not usually documented, this rejection of inter-ethnic coverage is often based on fear of consequences. Previous studies of the mainstream press in the American South found similar dilemmas for White editors who empathized with the struggles of Blacks but who rejected coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights after threats of economic and social reprisal (e.g., Ames, 1938, Davies, 2001, Weill, 2001, 2002.…”

Section: Empathetic Rejectionismmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Similar reticence to provide coverage of the struggles of AfricanAmericans was found among editors of the White press in the American South during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Though several White editors empathized with the struggles of Blacks, they feared community disapproval and withdrawal of advertising revenue and thus rarely voiced support for African-Americans in their newspapers (e.g., Ames, 1938;Cooper, 2001;Davies, 2001;Weill, 2001). The editors were susceptible to the opinions and pressures directed at them by their advertisers and their subscribers (Ghiglione, 1978;Gilmore and Root, 1978).…”

Section: Agenda-setting Analysismentioning

confidence: 96%

"Emphathetic rejectionism" and inter-ethnic agenda setting: coverage of Latinos by the Black press in the American South

Weill

Castaneda

2004

Journalism Studies

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American newspapers are often criticized for failure to provide an understanding of inter-ethnic relations, an issue of renewed significance since the 2000 Census found that Latinos have replaced African-Americans as the largest US minority group. While most inter-ethnic studies of American newspapers focus on Black/White relations, the purpose of this study is to explore how the editors of the Black press in the American South are responding to the growing presence of Latinos, who are assuming a role in the economy and socio-political landscape held until recently by Blacks. The study found that while the Black press rarely provides coverage of Latino issues, the editors empathize with Latino struggles. These findings may indicate a theoretical pattern, termed "empathetic rejectionism" by the authors.

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“…A widely utilized media effects theory, agenda setting has been employed to examine media effects found in traditional forms of media such as print and television relating to political campaigns (e.g., Boyle, 2001;Dunn, 2009;Peake & Eshbaugh-Soha, 2008;Ragas & Kiousis, 2010;Roberts & McCombs, 1994;Shehata, 2010;Wirth et al, 2010) and various issues such as civil rights (e.g., Weill, 2001;Winter & Eyal, 1981) and crime (e.g., Gross & Aday, 2003;Holbrook & Hill, 2005;Lowry, Nio, & Leitner, 2003;Park, Zhang, & Holody, 2012). As highlighted by Weaver (2007), ''agenda setting is focused on the relative salience (usually operationally defined as perceived importance) of issues or subjects .…”

Section: Agenda Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Shift in Set

Frederick

Burch

Blaszka

2013

Communication & Sport

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether agenda setting was present on Twitter during the 2012 London Olympics. In order to analyze the presence of agenda setting, tweets from the @London2012 account and tweets containing #London2012 were analyzed. The @London2012 account served as the news outlet, while tweets containing #London2012 served as the unit of analysis to determine whether agenda setting was present. A content analysis of these tweets revealed significant differences between the two groups in terms of tweet focus, sports mentioned, and countries mentioned, suggesting no agenda setting presence on Twitter. Additionally, the primary affiliation of individuals utilizing #London2012 was laypeople, which aligned with previous Twitter-specific research. The implications of these and other findings will be discussed further.

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Hazel and the "Hacksaw": Freedom Summer coverage by the women of the Mississippi Press

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A Unified Version of London 2012: New-Media Coverage of Gender, Nationality, and Sport for Olympics Consumers in Six Countries

A Unified Version of London 2012: New-Media Coverage of Gender, Nationality, and Sport for Olympics Consumers in Six Countries

"Emphathetic rejectionism" and inter-ethnic agenda setting: coverage of Latinos by the Black press in the American South

A Shift in Set

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