English- and Spanish-Language Media Coverage of Immigration: A Comparative Analysis
English- and Spanish-Language Media Coverage of Immigration: A Comparative Analysis
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00596.x
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Dunaway, Johanna
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作者：
Branton, Regina;Dunaway, Johanna
客观的。我们应用新闻经济理论来解释英语和西班牙语报纸对移民报道的差异。方法。使用内容分析和上下文数据，我们将报纸对移民的报道视为新闻机构经济激励和报纸语言的函数。结果。结果表明，与英语新闻媒体相比，西班牙语新闻媒体对移民的报道量更大、更积极。结论。这个特定主题非常重要且具有政治相关性，因为媒体对此问题的报道可能会影响公众对移民的看法。
Objective. We apply economic theories of news to explain differences between English- and Spanish-language newspaper coverage of immigration. Methods. Using content analysis and contextual data, we examine newspaper coverage of immigration as a function of economic incentives of news organizations and the language of the newspaper outlet. Results. The results indicate that Spanish-language news outlets generate a larger volume of coverage and more positive coverage of immigration when compared to English-language news outlets. Conclusions. This specific topic is important and politically relevant because of the potential implications variability in media coverage of this issue hold for public opinion on immigration.