“Job Killers”in the News: Allegations without Verification

Authors

Peter Dreier, Occidental CollegeFollow
Christopher R. Martin, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Report

Abstract

A comprehensive study analyzes the frequency of the “job killer” term in four mainstream news media since 1984, how the phrase was used, by whom, and—most importantly— whether the allegations of something being a “job killer” were verified by reporters in their stories.

Department

Department of Communication Studies

Comments

White Paper

Original Publication Date

6-2012

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library

Copyright

© 2012 Peter Dreier and Christopher R. Martin

Date Digital

2012

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Dreier, Peter and Martin, Christopher R., "“Job Killers”in the News: Allegations without Verification" (2012). Faculty Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/com_facpub/1