Faculty Publications
Document Type
Report
Abstract
This study, which received no outside funding from any organization, analyzed the complete 2007‐2008 coverage of ACORN by 15 major news media organizations, and the narrative frames of their 647 stories during that period. The news media analyzed include the four the highest circulation national newspapers—USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal—and an analysis of the transcripts of reports from leading broadcast news organizations: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio (NPR), and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS). We also analyzed stories from three local newspapers representing cities in which ACORN has a long‐time presence: the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Minneapolis Star‐Tribune, and Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette.
Department
Department of Communication Studies
Original Publication Date
9-2009
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
© 2009 Peter Dreier and Christopher R. Martin
Date Digital
2009
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Dreier, Peter and Martin, Christopher R., "Manipulating the Public Agenda: Why ACORN Was in the News, and What the News Got Wrong" (2009). Faculty Publications. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/com_facpub/2
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