Transmitting Race: The Los Angeles Riot in Television News

A paper by Erna Smith, fall 1992 fellow, examines framing in the TV news coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riot. Smith analyzes the content of television broadcasts before, during and after the riot on ten television stations, and draws three main conclusions. First, the study suggests that television news coverage of the 1992 Los […]

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