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The Media's Framing Of Incarceration In West Virginia, Patrick John Orsagos
The Media's Framing Of Incarceration In West Virginia, Patrick John Orsagos
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The following is a professional project that examines the way in which the mass incarceration of West Virginians has been framed by the news media. The research presented explains the scope of the problem of mass incarceration, followed by an explanation of research conducted on framing. The literature review explores what other media scholars have published about framing and argues which frame is most dominant in crime reporting by state media. Following this is a methodology for production of a podcast series that utilizes a thematic frame and the practice of solutions journalism to promote dialogue around the systemic issues …