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Michael Brown as a news icon
Event-driven news and its impact on protest paradigm
Rachel R MouraoDanielle KilgoGeorge SylvieThe University of Texas at Austin
What voices were heard?
The degree of conflict among official sources (such as elected and government officials, and police personnel) determines critical coverage of the issue
EVENT-DRIVEN NEWSNews thrives from developments of events themselves, instead of the daily routine of institutional organizations
Media routinely delegitimize and marginalize social movement organizations that challenge the status quo.
INDEXING + EVENT-DRIVEN + PROTEST PARADIGM
RQs and hypothesisRQ1: Which types of sources were used in the coverage of Ferguson by the mainstream press?
RQ2: Which type of coverage – episodic or thematic – is prevalent in the coverage of Ferguson?
RQ3: Are there any differences in the use of official/nonofficial sources between episodic and thematic content items?
RQ4: What protest frames did the mainstream press use in covering Ferguson protests?
H1: Episodic content items are more likely to adhere to protest paradigm frames (riot and confrontation) than thematic content items.
RQ5: How does the use of official/nonofficial sources relate to protest paradigm frames?
MethodsContent analysis of newspaper articles during the first cycle of protests (Aug. 8- Sep. 8)
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, The Washington Post and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MethodsGeneric Frames: episodic or thematic
Protest paradigm:riot, confrontation and debate
N= 623
Sources & episodic/thematic (RQ1, RQ2 and RQ3)
Protest frames (RQ4)
Riot
Frames of protest & sources (RQ5)
Confrontation
Frames of protest & episodic/thematic (H2)
Which voices were heard?Non-official sources, but not critical
Protest paradigm remains intact, especially for local newspapers
Future studies:– How does coverage expand to accommodate
dissent (e.g. DOJ report)?– Role of gender– Ethnography of sourcing practices
What does it mean?