ABSTRACT

Analyzing news coverage of the killing of Stephon Clark in 2018, this research contributes to the further theorization of the hierarchy of social struggle by (1) confirming the consistent use of demonizing and delegitimizing framing devices to describe Black human rights protest, and (2) illustrating that the quality of the presentation of grievances and demands must also be considered when assessing the degree to which coverage can be legitimizing for a racial justice movement. In addition, findings show selective social media sharing amplified the limited coverage about police character but amplified sensational reports of injury.

摘要

分析 2018 年斯蒂芬·克拉克 (Stephon Clark) 被杀的新闻报道，这项研究有助于进一步理论化社会斗争的等级制度，方法是 (1) 确认一直使用妖魔化和非合法化的框架装置来描述黑人人权抗议，以及 (2)说明在评估报道在多大程度上可以使种族正义运动合法化时，还必须考虑表达不满和要求的质量。此外，调查结果显示，选择性社交媒体分享放大了对警察性格的有限报道，但放大了耸人听闻的伤害报道。