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      Protests, Media Coverage, and a Hierarchy of Social Struggle

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      The International Journal of Press/Politics
      SAGE Publications

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          Abstract

          News coverage is fundamental to a protest’s viability, but research suggests media negatively portray protests and protesters that challenge the status quo (a pattern known as the protest paradigm). This study questions the validity of those claims within the context of digital newspaper coverage, interrogating how topic and region shape coverage. Using a content analysis of coverage from sixteen newspapers in various U.S. market types and regions, this research examines framing and sourcing features in articles about protests. Results suggest media coverage of protests centered on racial issues (discrimination of Indigenous people and anti-Black racism) follows more of a delegitimizing pattern than stories about protests related to immigrants’ rights, health, and environment. A model to understand news coverage of protest based on a hierarchy of social struggle is proposed.

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                Journal
                The International Journal of Press/Politics
                The International Journal of Press/Politics
                SAGE Publications
                1940-1612
                1940-1620
                October 2019
                June 19 2019
                October 2019
                : 24
                : 4
                : 508-530
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
                [2 ]University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
                Article
                10.1177/1940161219853517
                7f1d8885-61ac-4769-955e-8e964b3e147a
                © 2019

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