News Framing of Autism: Understanding Media Advocacy and the Combating Autism Act

News Framing of Autism: Understanding Media Advocacy and the Combating Autism Act

This study explores agenda setting, framing, and the concepts of media advocacy and mobilizing information through content analysis of The New York Times and The Washington Post news coverage of autism from 1996 to 2006, the year the Combating Autism Act was passed. Findings revealed that science fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science communication 2013-04, Vol.35 (2), p.213-240
1. Verfasser: McKeever, Brooke Weberling
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Advocacy
Autism
Content analysis
Corporations, Nonprofit
Family
Health care policy
Mass Media
Media coverage
Medicine
New York Times
News
Science
Washington Post
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Zusammenfassung:This study explores agenda setting, framing, and the concepts of media advocacy and mobilizing information through content analysis of The New York Times and The Washington Post news coverage of autism from 1996 to 2006, the year the Combating Autism Act was passed. Findings revealed that science frames decreased over time, while policy frames increased. Medical, government, family, and nonprofit sources were most common in news coverage. Solutions were mentioned more frequently than causes; however, mobilizing information was limited. Theoretical implications and practical applications are discussed.
ISSN:1075-5470
1552-8545
DOI:10.1177/1075547012450951