Abstract
This study analyzed how the most partisan cable news networks, FOX News and MSNBC, framed victims and officers in their coverage of cases where officers murder Black victims. In addition, this work investigated how these networks discussed systemic racism within their reports. Using Feagin's white racial frame as a framework, the findings suggest that both networks exhibited anti-black and pro-white framing within their reports, although the frequency and the severity varied across networks. Results also show when counter framing was present, MSNBC still perpetuated the anti-black and pro-white frames. These results have implications for how media should improve their coverage of these cases to prevent the spread of harmful ideologies to their audiences.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2021
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Carter, J. Scott
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Applied Sociology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0008532; DP0024208
URL
https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0024208
Language
English
Release Date
May 2021
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Smith, Andrea, "Breaking News: The Presence of Framing in Partisan Cable News Network's Coverage of Officers Murdering Black Victims" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-. 561.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/561