Newspaper Presentation of America's Aged: A Content Analysis of Image and Role
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- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 22 (1) , 83-88
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/22.1.83
Abstract
A content analysis of 1,703 stories from the New York Times and the Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) indicates that the elderly are not presented as negatively and passively as some media critics say, but that neither newspaper covers the aging story in a meaningful way. The data, selected randomly from 1970 and 1978, were tested by x2 and one-way analysis of variance. Continued interdisciplinary research could explore coverage in other parts of the country. Meanwhile, social gerontologists and newspaper personnel could work together to improve coverage.Keywords
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