Abstract
While political division has been present in the American press since its start, politicized and polarized content is now stretching beyond straightforward political news – where such content might be expected – and is increasingly seen in other news categories, including science, medical, and health journalism. This development has been especially notable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when medical and health reporting frequently became coopted by a political narrative. This study builds on research into the politicization of pandemic and medical reporting with an investigation of pandemic-era photojournalism. Using a content analysis, this study aims to provide greater insight into the nature of visual news coverage involving the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and fractured political environment, as well as other pandemics from the 20th and earlier 21st centuries.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
55
Issue
2
First Page
27
Last Page
47
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Hans C.
(2023)
"Photojournalism, Public Health, and Politicization: Analyzing Photographic News Coverage of Health Crises in the 20th and 21st Centuries,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 55:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol55/iss2/5
Copyright
©2023 Iowa Communication Association
