Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2016
Publication Source
Newspaper Research Journal
Abstract
This textual analysis examines news framing of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. After studying coverage from The Sanford Herald (North Carolina), The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Denver Post, the authors conclude national media perpetuated racial stereotypes, thus heightening the issue of race and making the case more emotional than factual.
Readers outside of Sanford, N.C., had few details about the physical altercation, the heart of Zimmerman’s self-defense claim.
Inclusive pages
180-195
ISBN/ISSN
0739-5329
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2016, Newspaper and Online News Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Publisher
Sage Publications
Volume
37
Peer Reviewed
yes
Issue
2
eCommons Citation
Willis, Erin and Painter, Chad, "Race Prominent Feature in Coverage of Trayvon Martin" (2016). Communication Faculty Publications. 33.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cmm_fac_pub/33
Included in
African American Studies Commons, American Politics Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons
Comments
The document available for download is the authors' accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Differences may exist between this document and the published version, which is available using the link provided. Permission documentation is on file.