Abstract

Frontline workers have gained heightened attention in the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a comparative analysis of New York Times articles referencing frontline work before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis reveals an expansion and diversification of who is on the frontline of public service, with attention to low-wage Black and Brown workers deemed essential to sustaining community infrastructure amidst institutional crisis. media representation of their work, diversity, risk taking, and fragile circumstances is explored. This representation is contrasted with the existing literature, which largely positions these workers as clients of frontline workers.

Note: In the interests of space, street-level theory and the pandemic context underpinning the articles for this Special Issue are discussed in detail in the Introduction to the Issue.

抽象的

根据对《纽约时报》报道引用COVID-19大流行之前和期间的前线工作的文章的比较分析，在COVID-19大流行期间，一线工作者在新闻媒体上得到了越来越多的关注。该分析揭示了谁在公共服务的最前线出现了扩张和多样化，并关注那些在制度性危机中维持社区基础设施至关重要的低薪黑人和布朗工人。探索了他们的工作，多样性，冒险精神和脆弱环境的媒体表现形式。这种表示形式与现有文献形成对比，现有文献在很大程度上将这些工人定位为一线工人的客户。

注意：为了空间的利益，本期特刊的文章详细讨论了街头理论和流行背景。