Research Mentor(s)
Nielsen, Carolyn
Description
This framing analysis of national and local news coverage uses contextual analysis to examine how both print media and television media portrayed the 14-year-old shooter of the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting. After the October 24, 2014 shooting in a town of roughly 63,000 people, news media began coverage almost instantly-- including national news media. This study adds to previous research done on mass murders because the recency of the shooting means the coverage has yet to be looked at with a critical eye. In the analysis it was discovered that the majority of the coverage framed the shooter as a “golden boy” who didn’t fit the stereotypical image of a high school shooter. Local media brought more human elements into its coverage, while national media covered the basics-- often relying on other, more local, news sources to supply information for their coverage. keywords: mass murders, school shootings, framing, news media, national, local, television news, newspapers
Document Type
Event
Start Date
14-5-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
14-5-2015 2:00 PM
Department
Journalism
Genre/Form
student projects; posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
School shootings--Press coverage--United States; Violence in mass media
Geographic Coverage
United States
Type
Image
Keywords
Mass murders, School shootings, Framing, News media, National, Local, Television news, Newspapers
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this documentation for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
The Golden Boy: An examination of framing in national and local news coverage of Jaylen Fryberg
This framing analysis of national and local news coverage uses contextual analysis to examine how both print media and television media portrayed the 14-year-old shooter of the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting. After the October 24, 2014 shooting in a town of roughly 63,000 people, news media began coverage almost instantly-- including national news media. This study adds to previous research done on mass murders because the recency of the shooting means the coverage has yet to be looked at with a critical eye. In the analysis it was discovered that the majority of the coverage framed the shooter as a “golden boy” who didn’t fit the stereotypical image of a high school shooter. Local media brought more human elements into its coverage, while national media covered the basics-- often relying on other, more local, news sources to supply information for their coverage. keywords: mass murders, school shootings, framing, news media, national, local, television news, newspapers