TY - JOUR
T1 - A matter of language or culture
T2 - Coverage of the 2004 U.S. elections on spanish- and english-language television
AU - Hale, Matthew
AU - Olsen, Tricia
AU - Fowler, Erika Franklin
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - This article fills a gap in the communication and political science literature by comparing how Spanish- and English-language television stations cover U.S. elections. A content analysis of more than 400 national network news stories and nearly 3,000 local news stories reveals that local and network Spanish-language stations provide less election coverage than their English-language counterparts. Although Spanish-language stations are more likely to focus election coverage on Latino issues or interests, the results indicate only moderate differences in how stations in each language frame their election stories, with stations in both languages concentrating more coverage around campaign strategy and the horse race than substantive issues.
AB - This article fills a gap in the communication and political science literature by comparing how Spanish- and English-language television stations cover U.S. elections. A content analysis of more than 400 national network news stories and nearly 3,000 local news stories reveals that local and network Spanish-language stations provide less election coverage than their English-language counterparts. Although Spanish-language stations are more likely to focus election coverage on Latino issues or interests, the results indicate only moderate differences in how stations in each language frame their election stories, with stations in both languages concentrating more coverage around campaign strategy and the horse race than substantive issues.
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U2 - 10.1080/15205430802065276
DO - 10.1080/15205430802065276
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68149141172
SN - 1520-5436
VL - 12
SP - 26
EP - 51
JO - Mass Communication and Society
JF - Mass Communication and Society
IS - 1
ER -