How the news frames disability: Print media coverage of the Americans with disabilities act

Haller, Beth

doi:10.1016/s1479-3547(00)80005-6

Cited by 27 publications

(28 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…To some extent, the supercrip model is empowering compared to the other models. These three models of media representation of disability have been confirmed by the content analysis results of more than a dozen major U.S. newspapers (Clogston, 1990) and a content analysis of the media coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Haller, 1995(Haller, , 1999(Haller, , 2003. These media models also apply to entertainment TV and films.…”

Section: Media Representations Of People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 87%

Consuming Image: How Mass Media Impact the Identity of People with Disabilities

Zhang

Haller

2013

Communication Quarterly

Self Cite

107

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This research investigated what people with disabilities think about media representations of their community and how mass media impact their disability identity. The study found that respondents (N ¼ 359) think American media portray people with disabilities both negatively and positively. Perceived positive media representation of people with disabilities led to affirmation of their disability identity even when the media messages were perceived as unrealistic, whereas negative media representation led to denial of their disability identity. Implications and limitations are discussed.

show abstract

Section: Media Representations Of People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 87%

Consuming Image: How Mass Media Impact the Identity of People with Disabilities

Zhang

Haller

2013

Communication Quarterly

Self Cite

107

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Research examining news media framing of people with disabilities has long revealed problematic media representations (Zhang & Haller, 2013), such as the use of images and words that are stereotypical (Haller, 2000;Haller, 2010;O'Malley, 2009). Zhang and Haller (2013) found that media portrayals such as the victim frame negatively impact the perceived self-identity of people with disabilities.…”

Section: Framing Of People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Journalism and Mass Communication Textbook Representations of Verbal Media Skills: Implications for Students with Speech Disabilities

Powers¹,

Haller²

2017

JMLE

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examines representation of disabilities by conducting a qualitative content analysis of how 41 journalism/mass communication textbooks frame the ideal standards of verbal communication for media professionals. Textbooks are integral to students' understanding of professional norms and may influence career decisions. Results show that textbooks rarely address the topic of speech disabilities, describing them as "roadblocks to success." Instead, authors often address best practices in broadcast voicing and the value of projecting confidence in interviews and press conferences. What are the explicit and implicit messages for students with speech disabilities such as stuttering? We argue that such framing is a critical media literacy issue because it addresses media diversity and access.

show abstract

“…A review of previous research shows that primarily printed news media has been studied. Several international studies have particularly focused on media coverage (local newspapers and national press) as regards the phenomena, problems and dilemmas in the field of disability [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

Section: Previous Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%