Supplemental readings for class on Monday.
http://www.raceproject.org/pdfs/HIJPP293551.pdf
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=3ypSCcSX2y0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA123&dq=frank+durham,+framing&ots=Nf9wanInC6&sig=hTWP2wj2Liw_Hjd5eduXuX0rwTQ#v=onepage&q=frank%20durham%2C%20framing&f=false
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/14616700903172080
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Another study relating to the first article:
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In this article, they focused on the "blaming of the victim" effect of media framing. Gandy and Li (2005) noticed this effect in the news coverage of African Americans, claiming that due to media constraints in reporting, African Americans were more likely to be portrayed as victims or “losers in some societal game of chance” (p.71). They analyzed 781 stories submitted by investigative journalists for a professional competition and found that although journalists attempted to be sympathetic toward African-Americans, the stories tended to blame the victim. This effect was more prominent in financial stories than stories about criminal justice, education or health care. The authors asked for continued research to better understand how institutional media constraints affect the way the story is written and, with that understanding, to find better ways to represent minorities in the media.
Media framing that leads to blaming the victim has obvious consequences for the way society understands minorities, social problems, and issues of which they have no direct understanding.
Any thoughts about possible ways to remedy this effect?