The influence of level of deviance and protest type on coverage of social protest in Wisconsin from 1960 to 1999

Article Abstract:

A study was done to understand the level of deviance and the type of protest, which influenced the nature of newspaper coverage by analyzing the protest articles, collected from five Wisconsin newspapers from 1960 to 1999. The study revealed that the protest paradigm was not uniformly followed for all protests and it identified two important factors that influenced the application of the protest paradigm including the degree of radicality of the protest group and the type of protest.

Wisconsin, Demonstrations

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Civic attachment in the aftermath of September 11

Article Abstract:

Panel data collected shortly after September 11, 2001 and several months later is analyzed showing an increase in social capital, trust and civic engagement based on factors like rally effects, spiral of silence, behaviors like participation and conversation. It is argued that increase in attachment and other attitudes after September 11 were short-lived and distinct from standard patterns of social capital.

Analysis, Community relations, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001, Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (Sociology)

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Frame intensity effects of television news stories about a high-visibility protest issue

Article Abstract:

The study examined the use of frame intensity images for a stronger visual impact on viewers in events such as social protests. Results showed that strong images had a strong impact on the perception viewers developed towards the protests and protesters.

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