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Changes Over Time In Media Framing Of Voting Rights For Hispanic Americans, Leslie A. Wolfe Oct 2021

Changes Over Time In Media Framing Of Voting Rights For Hispanic Americans, Leslie A. Wolfe

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This paper is an analysis of the changes in media framing of Hispanic Americans' voting rights in the Chicago Tribune from 1965 through 1975, following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and from 2016 through 2021. The specific frames that will be mentioned are those surrounding Spanish language assistance in voting, political and racial redistricting or gerrymandering, voter fraud, and voter ID laws.