Framing the Frat Boy: An analysis of frames used in coverage of campus rape by The New York Times

Speaker

Christina Becker, Western Washington University

Research Mentor(s)

Bowe, Brian J.

Description

Inaccurate and problematic coverage influences how the public processes sexual violence. Frames that misrepresent sexual violence may result in the revictimization of the victim. This study adapted a previous study by searching for monster, playboy, virgin and whore frames in the manifest and latent content of The New York Times coverage of campus rape. The most common frame found in this study was the playboy frame. This study found that The New York Times coverage is far from perfect and could be adjusted to remove problematic frames from future coverage. Keywords: Campus rape, The New York Times, framing

Document Type

Event

Start Date

17-5-2017 9:00 AM

End Date

17-5-2017 12:00 PM

Department

Journalism

Genre/Form

student projects; posters

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Sex crimes--Press coverage--United States; Press--United States--Public opinion; Women--Violence agains--Press coverage--United States; Journalism--Objectivity--United States

Subjects – Names (LCNAF)

New York times

Geographic Coverage

United States

Type

Image

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