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- Title
Race prominent feature in coverage of Trayvon Martin.
- Authors
Willis, Erin; Painter, Chad
- Abstract
This textual analysis examines news framing of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. After studying coverage from The Sanford Herald, The New York Times, 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 had few details about the physical altercation, the heart of Zimmerman’s self-defense claim.
- Subjects
MARTIN, Trayvon, 1995-2012; RACISM in mass media; OBJECTIVITY in journalism; ZIMMERMAN, George, 1983-; JOURNALISM writing
- Publication
Newspaper Research Journal, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 2, p180
- ISSN
0739-5329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0739532916648962