A content analysis was conducted to determine the amount and type of causal explanation included in coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Christian Science Monitor. The data were analyzed to determine whether causal explanations were primarily societal or individual/situational. The primary purpose was to examine whether the press has altered its reporting techniques since the Kerner Commission report criticized the narrow, descriptive-based reporting of the 1960s riots. Study results indicate riot coverage was predominantly descriptive and similar in content to that detailed by the Kerner Commission. The most frequently cited cause was the triggering event, the Rodney King acquittal verdict.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500294 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Franks, J. Elizabeth |
| Contributors | Rogers, James L. (James Lloyd), 1926-, Westmoreland, Reg, 1926-2021 |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 36 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States, 1965-1992 |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Franks, J. Elizabeth |
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