Is America “Post-Racist”?

el-Nawawy, Mohammed; Elmasry, Mohamad Hamas

doi:10.1080/1461670x.2016.1240016

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“…Many of the studies have as their primary goals the identification and enumeration of the narrative frames used in coverage of shooting incidents. In fact, of the 52 studies addressing our second research question, 60% (n = 31) are of this variety, and nearly all study mass shootings (Alaimo, 2022;Altheide, 2009;Beard et al, 2019;Boulahnane, 2019;Carlson, 2016;Cassidy et al, 2018;Chyi and McCombs, 2004;Deavours, 2020;Durosky et al, 2023;Emelu, 2023;Hagan et al, 2002;Hodges, 2015;Holody and Daniel, 2017;Holody and Shaughnessy, 2022;Holody et al, 2013;Keenan and Greene, 2019;Lawrence and Birkland, 2004;McGinty et al, 2014;McKeever et al, 2022;McWhorter, 2022;Meyer, 2020;Mills, 2017;Morse, 2023;Mosqueda et al, 2023;Mourão et al, 2021;Muschert and Carr, 2006;el Nawawy and Elmasry, 2018;Obasogie and Newman, 2016;Stone and Socia, 2019;Turetsky and Riddle, 2018;Valcore and Buckler, 2020) Of those 31 studies, 77% (n = 24) study a single shooting incident and examine, in most cases, five or fewer media sources (Alaimo, 2022;Altheide, 2009;Boulahnane, 2019;Cassidy et al, 2018;Chyi and McCombs, 2004;Deavours, 2020;Emelu, 2...…”

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News Media Coverage of Gun Violence: A Systematic Review

Topaz,

Higdon

2024

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We provide a targeted review of research on gun violence and the news media in the United States. Starting with an initial search yielding 923 potential sources, we apply the PRISMA protocol to refine our focus to 80 peer-reviewed, empirical studies published since the year 2000. We identify several consensus findings. First, news media coverage of shooting incidents tends to be greater for incidents that: involve numerous victims, particularly when they are women and/or children; occur in schools, religious sites, or government buildings; or are carried out by perpetrators who are young, who are ideologically driven, and/or who show signs of severe mental illness. Second, race plays a significant role in shaping narrative frames, often protecting white individuals, regardless of whether they are victim or perpetrator. Third, media narratives have displayed dynamic evolution over the course of decades, transitioning from framing gun violence as an isolated, episodic issue to addressing it as a broader societal concern. Finally, news coverage of gun violence negatively impacts audience emotions, especially by elevating fear, and is associated with increased gun background checks, suggestive of more gun purchasing. However, the tangible influence of news coverage on inciting further violence remains contested. Limitations of our review include its narrow scope and exclusion of social media, an important aspect of contemporary discourse. We identify a need for more inclusive demographic identity representation in the literature and, finally, we discuss the intricacies of three interrelated elements: the occurrence of different types of gun violence, the level of news media attention they receive, and the extent of academic research investigating these media portrayals.

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