TY - JOUR
T1 - Pandemics and Politics
T2 - Analyzing the politicization and polarization of pandemic-related reporting
AU - Schmidt, Hans
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 NOND of AEJMC.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic generated tremendous journalistic attention, and occurred during a period of increasing politicization and polarization in America’s news media. This study considers the intersection of both phenomena, and the extent of politicization in recent and historical pandemic-related reporting. Results suggest that political topics, actions and actors have frequently been the focus of COVID-19-related reporting, and that such political content has grown more substantial over time.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic generated tremendous journalistic attention, and occurred during a period of increasing politicization and polarization in America’s news media. This study considers the intersection of both phenomena, and the extent of politicization in recent and historical pandemic-related reporting. Results suggest that political topics, actions and actors have frequently been the focus of COVID-19-related reporting, and that such political content has grown more substantial over time.
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U2 - 10.1177/07395329221095850
DO - 10.1177/07395329221095850
M3 - Article
C2 - 37038391
AN - SCOPUS:85138298078
SN - 0739-5329
VL - 44
SP - 26
EP - 52
JO - Newspaper Research Journal
JF - Newspaper Research Journal
IS - 1
ER -