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Title: Immigration Coverage in the Black Press and the General Audience Press: What Can Mixed Methods Reveal about Race and Immigration?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 0038-0253

DOI: 10.1080/00380253.2021.1947757

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Abstract: This paper has two aims. First, we apply Bourdieu’s field theory to investigate media discourse on race and immigration, demonstrating how features of news organizations influence news content. Second, we compare contemporary natural language processing (NLP) techniques with qualitative hand-coding. Extending a previous study, we compare newspaper articles from the mainstream and black press in Atlanta. We find significant differences in both word-use and topical coverage in immigration articles aimed at the two audiences. With a focus on organizational resources and values, our quantitative approach to field theory facilitates a better understanding of the journalistic landscape.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2021.1947757

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Authors: Browne, Irene; Bernau, John A.; Tatum, Katharine; Jieyu, Jiao

Periodical (Full): The Sociological Quarterly

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Pages: 1-23

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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