Getting the story straight: newspaper reporters’ decision making processes in coverage of same-sex marriage at The (Durham) Herald-Sun and The (Raleigh) News & Observer
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: This study examines framing choices made by journalists at The (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun and The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer in coverage of same-sex marriage between January 1, 2004 and March 1, 2005. This study uses as its starting point a qualitative content analysis that found same-sex marriage articles in The News & Observer tended to use a conflict frame, while articles at The Herald-Sun used an LGBT-celebratory frame. In this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with journalists from each paper who wrote or edited stories about same-sex marriage. Journalists were asked about their decision-making processes to determine why certain frames were used at each newspaper. While “news culture” factors such as news routines influenced perception of same-sex marriage as a conflict story at both newspapers, factors at the organizational level, such as newspaper resources and locations, ultimately had the most effect on framing.
Author: Camblos, Grace Zehnder
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7038041238