This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalist... more This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalists in the United States. Utilizing the four role conception categories developed by Weaver and Wilhoit (1996) and through employment of a sociology of news theoretical framework, this study sought to assess whether female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditional male values of journalistic culture into their work. Data from a national survey of 456 newspaper journalists (178 women and 278 men) representing 268 daily newspapers reveal that both men and women hold the traditional interpretive/investigative and disseminator role conceptions in high regard. However, women perceive the disseminator role conception as significantly more important than do men. The results suggest that female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditionally male-centric norms of the profession into their job performance.
This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of Nationa... more This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran Jason Collins and college football All-American Michael Sam by utilizing a two-dimensional framing measurement scheme. A content analysis of 248 articles published in the first 30 days after each athlete’s announcement found that individual and present frames dominated for both and that Sam’s announcement was covered more extensively. Although sports journalism is often criticized for lacking a critical perspective, the results show evidence that a significant amount of the coverage went beyond the basics of each athlete’s announcement and addressed some of the pertinent issues facing gay athletes in the National Football League and NBA.
The author examined biomedical AIDS stories published in POZ, a magazine targeted at HIV-positive... more The author examined biomedical AIDS stories published in POZ, a magazine targeted at HIV-positive men and women in the United States, during 1996-2000. A monthly stratified sample of 12 issues were content analyzed. The results show that the overall tone of coverage was 0.94 on a scale of 0 (negative) to 2 (positive) and that medical or scientific (nongovernmental) sources, unaffiliated HIV-positive sources, and AIDS activist sources figured most prominently in coverage.
Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the p... more Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the professional role conceptions of print and online journalists than did individual level forces.
This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of Nationa... more This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran Jason Collins and college football All-American Michael Sam by utilizing a two-dimensional framing measurement scheme. A content analysis of 248 articles published in the first 30 days after each athlete's announcement found that individual and present frames dominated for both and that Sam's announcement was covered more extensively. Although sports journalism is often criticized for lacking a critical perspective, the results show evidence that a significant amount of the coverage went beyond the basics of each athlete's announcement and addressed some of the pertinent issues facing gay athletes in the National Football League and NBA.
This study examines print and online daily newspaper journalists' perceptions of the credibility ... more This study examines print and online daily newspaper journalists' perceptions of the credibility of Internet news information, as well as the influence of several factors— most notably, professional role conceptions—on those perceptions. Credibility was measured as a multidimensional construct. The results of a survey of U.S. journalists (N = 655) show that Internet news information was viewed as moderately credible overall and that online newspaper journalists rated Internet news information as significantly more credible than did print newspaper journalists. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that Internet reliance was a strong positive predictor of credibility. Two professional role conceptions also emerged as significant predictors. The populist mobilizer role conception was a significant positive predictor of online news credibility, while the adversarial role conception was a significant negative predictor. Demographic characteristics of print and online daily newspaper journalists did not influence their perceptions of online news credibility.
This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalist... more This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalists in the United States. Utilizing the four role conception categories developed by Weaver and Wilhoit (1996) and through employment of a sociology of news theoretical framework, this study sought to assess whether female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditional male values of journalistic culture into their work. Data from a national survey of 456 newspaper journalists (178 women and 278 men) representing 268 daily newspapers reveal that both men and women hold the traditional interpretive/investigative and dissem-inator role conceptions in high regard. However, women perceive the disseminator role conception as significantly more important than do men. The results suggest that female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditionally male-centric norms of the profession into their job performance.
Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the p... more Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the professional role conceptions of print and online journalists than did individual level forces.
A national survey (N=655) examining the professional role conceptions of print and online newspap... more A national survey (N=655) examining the professional role conceptions of print and online newspaper journalists revealed the print group perceived the Interpretivellnvestigative role as significantly more important than the online group. No significant diflerences were found between the groups in their perceptions of the Adversarial and Populist Mobil-izer roles. Results were mixed for the Disseminator role. The online group rated getting information to the public as quickly as possible as significantly more important than the print group.
This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Isl... more This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world powers, commonly known as the Iran Deal. The analysis examines the sources of news and opinion expressed about the Iran Deal in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the national newscast of broadcast networks. The empirical component uses media sociology and indexing theory to determine the extent to which the media covered the topic within a framework of institutional debates among congressional leaders, the executive branch and other governmental sources. The coverage is placed within a larger historical and interpretative framework that examines the construction of Iran in both the pre-revolution news narratives and in the post-revolution American media and popular culture. The book endeavors to reveal the place Iran occupies in the American political and cultural imagination.
This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalist... more This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalists in the United States. Utilizing the four role conception categories developed by Weaver and Wilhoit (1996) and through employment of a sociology of news theoretical framework, this study sought to assess whether female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditional male values of journalistic culture into their work. Data from a national survey of 456 newspaper journalists (178 women and 278 men) representing 268 daily newspapers reveal that both men and women hold the traditional interpretive/investigative and disseminator role conceptions in high regard. However, women perceive the disseminator role conception as significantly more important than do men. The results suggest that female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditionally male-centric norms of the profession into their job performance.
This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of Nationa... more This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran Jason Collins and college football All-American Michael Sam by utilizing a two-dimensional framing measurement scheme. A content analysis of 248 articles published in the first 30 days after each athlete’s announcement found that individual and present frames dominated for both and that Sam’s announcement was covered more extensively. Although sports journalism is often criticized for lacking a critical perspective, the results show evidence that a significant amount of the coverage went beyond the basics of each athlete’s announcement and addressed some of the pertinent issues facing gay athletes in the National Football League and NBA.
The author examined biomedical AIDS stories published in POZ, a magazine targeted at HIV-positive... more The author examined biomedical AIDS stories published in POZ, a magazine targeted at HIV-positive men and women in the United States, during 1996-2000. A monthly stratified sample of 12 issues were content analyzed. The results show that the overall tone of coverage was 0.94 on a scale of 0 (negative) to 2 (positive) and that medical or scientific (nongovernmental) sources, unaffiliated HIV-positive sources, and AIDS activist sources figured most prominently in coverage.
Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the p... more Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the professional role conceptions of print and online journalists than did individual level forces.
This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of Nationa... more This study compares how U.S. daily newspaper sports journalists covered the coming out of National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran Jason Collins and college football All-American Michael Sam by utilizing a two-dimensional framing measurement scheme. A content analysis of 248 articles published in the first 30 days after each athlete's announcement found that individual and present frames dominated for both and that Sam's announcement was covered more extensively. Although sports journalism is often criticized for lacking a critical perspective, the results show evidence that a significant amount of the coverage went beyond the basics of each athlete's announcement and addressed some of the pertinent issues facing gay athletes in the National Football League and NBA.
This study examines print and online daily newspaper journalists' perceptions of the credibility ... more This study examines print and online daily newspaper journalists' perceptions of the credibility of Internet news information, as well as the influence of several factors— most notably, professional role conceptions—on those perceptions. Credibility was measured as a multidimensional construct. The results of a survey of U.S. journalists (N = 655) show that Internet news information was viewed as moderately credible overall and that online newspaper journalists rated Internet news information as significantly more credible than did print newspaper journalists. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that Internet reliance was a strong positive predictor of credibility. Two professional role conceptions also emerged as significant predictors. The populist mobilizer role conception was a significant positive predictor of online news credibility, while the adversarial role conception was a significant negative predictor. Demographic characteristics of print and online daily newspaper journalists did not influence their perceptions of online news credibility.
This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalist... more This study examines the professional role conceptions of male and female and newspaper journalists in the United States. Utilizing the four role conception categories developed by Weaver and Wilhoit (1996) and through employment of a sociology of news theoretical framework, this study sought to assess whether female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditional male values of journalistic culture into their work. Data from a national survey of 456 newspaper journalists (178 women and 278 men) representing 268 daily newspapers reveal that both men and women hold the traditional interpretive/investigative and dissem-inator role conceptions in high regard. However, women perceive the disseminator role conception as significantly more important than do men. The results suggest that female newspaper journalists have incorporated the traditionally male-centric norms of the profession into their job performance.
Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the p... more Data from a national survey found that routine gatekeeping forces exerted more influence on the professional role conceptions of print and online journalists than did individual level forces.
A national survey (N=655) examining the professional role conceptions of print and online newspap... more A national survey (N=655) examining the professional role conceptions of print and online newspaper journalists revealed the print group perceived the Interpretivellnvestigative role as significantly more important than the online group. No significant diflerences were found between the groups in their perceptions of the Adversarial and Populist Mobil-izer roles. Results were mixed for the Disseminator role. The online group rated getting information to the public as quickly as possible as significantly more important than the print group.
This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Isl... more This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world powers, commonly known as the Iran Deal. The analysis examines the sources of news and opinion expressed about the Iran Deal in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the national newscast of broadcast networks. The empirical component uses media sociology and indexing theory to determine the extent to which the media covered the topic within a framework of institutional debates among congressional leaders, the executive branch and other governmental sources. The coverage is placed within a larger historical and interpretative framework that examines the construction of Iran in both the pre-revolution news narratives and in the post-revolution American media and popular culture. The book endeavors to reveal the place Iran occupies in the American political and cultural imagination.
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