Geri Alumit Zeldes
Biographic Data
| ID | 207079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geri Alumit Zeldes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geri Alumit |
| FAMILY NAME | Zeldes |
| SIGNATURE | ZELDES G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7823-9906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States
The study examines the extent to which Hispanic/Latino Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans report that meat is an important aspect of their cultural beliefs and practices. An online national survey was completed using quota sampling to recruit approximately equal groups of U.S. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White Americans ( n = 512). A path model predicting willingness to reduce meat consumption was estimated. Hispanic/Latino Americans…
The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) …
The Representation of People With Disabilities in an Official Newspaper in China: A Longitudinal Study of the People’s Daily From 2003 to 2013
Examining 788 news articles in the People’s Daily from 2003 to 2013, this study explores basic trends in the representation of people with disabilities in an official newspaper in China. The study proposes that the portrayal of people with disabilities has increased because the living standards of people with disabilities in China have improved substantially and several significant events affecting people with disabilities took place during the d…
Who, From Where? TV Network News Coverage of Immigration Narratives during Trump’s First 100 Days
This chapter looks at some interactions that Donald J. Trump has had with African Americans, especially in context of the "hell" in which they live, an observation Trump himself made. It explores not only the results of the negative influence Trump&s;s dealing with Black people produces, and explores his and his family&s;s documented history of racism and questionable behavior. To better understand Trump&s;s contempt for Black citizens, and the o…
News as a Cultural Mirror: Historically Black Newspapers Reflecting Public Views of Loving v. Virginia (1967)
This study examined seven historically Black newspapers’ coverage of the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967), which overturned anti‐miscegenation laws that prevented non‐White individuals from marrying White individuals. A content analysis of frames and source usage within 31 news stories about the case indicated that about half of the stories ( N = 14) advocated for the Lovings and a small number ( N = 1) advocated for the Stat…
Differences in the Way Broadcast, Cable and Public TV Reporters Used Women and Non-White Sources to Cover the 2008 Presidential Race
TV evening news coverage of the 2008 presidential election by broadcast, cable, and public networks was predominately male and Caucasian in terms of reporters and sources. However, according to our content analysis of 888 campaign stories, viewers saw the least amount of source diversity if they watched the evening news on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC. Cable networks FOX and CNN, and the PBS evening news had more female and non-White sour…
A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza
2012). A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 483-491
Overturning Anti-Miscegenation Laws: News Media Coverage of the Lovings’ Legal Case Against the State of Virginia
This study fills a gap in scholarship by exploring historical news coverage of interracial relationships. It examines coverage by The New York Times, Washington Post and Times-Herald, and Chicago Tribune of the progression of the landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia, in which the Supreme Court overturned Virginia's anti-miscegenation law, which prohibited marriage between any White and non-White person. An analysis of the frames and s…
Broadcast and Cable News Network Differences in the Way Reporters Used Women and Minority Group Sources to Cover the 2004 Presidential Race
Our content analysis of 2,075 campaign stories aired by 3 broadcast and 3 cable networks during the 2004 presidential campaign revealed that female and non-White reporters at broadcast networks were generally more aggressive in their source use when compared to their male and White colleagues, using a greater number of sources and in most cases also allotting the sources more time. Female and non-White reporters at cable networks also tended, alt…
Context and Sources in Broadcast Television Coverage of the 2004 Democratic Primary
This study examined context variables (reporter speculation, multiple viewpoints, and story emphasis) and source variables (anonymous sources and source transparency) in broadcast television coverage of the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. Primary coverage was compared with coverage of other major stories. Primary coverage was no more focused on conflict than were other major stories. Primary coverage was, however, more focused on winners …
Broadcast and Cable Network News Coverage of the 2004 Presidential Election: An Assessment of Partisan and Structural Imbalance
Broadcast and cable network evening news shows gave more prominence, time, and attention to Democrat John Kerry than to President George Bush in their 2004 presidential election coverage. Broadcast networks were more balanced in their aggregate attention to the candidates than were the cable networks. Individual broadcast network stories and segments were also more balanced than were individual cable network stories and segments, regardless of th…
Race and Gender: An Analysis of the Sources and Reporters in Local Television Coverage of the 2002 Michigan Gubernatorial Campaign
This study examined how race and gender of reporters and community diversity influenced use of women and minority sources in local television coverage of the 2002 governor's race in Michigan. Content analysis of campaign stories broadcasted by four local television stations revealed that women reporters were more likely than their male colleagues to use women and nonpartisan sources such as experts and ordinary citizens. But minority journalists …
Race and Gender: An Analysis of Sources and Reporters in the Networks' Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Campaign
Our content analysis of 333 campaign stories broadcast by ABC, CBS, and NBC during the 2000 presidential campaign found that reporting staff diversity, specifically the presence of women and minority reporters, was related to more diverse source usage. Stories by women and minority reporters were more likely to use and give time to women and minority noncandidate sources than did stories by male and White reporters. Women and minority reporters a…
Race and Gender: An Analysis of Sources and Reporters in the Networks' Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Campaign
Our content analysis of 333 campaign stories broadcast by ABC, CBS, and NBC during the 2000 presidential campaign found that reporting staff diversity, specifically the presence of women and minority reporters, was related to more diverse source usage. Stories by women and minority reporters were more likely to use and give time to women and minority noncandidate sources than did stories by male and White reporters. Women and minority reporters a…
Differences in the Way Broadcast, Cable and Public TV Reporters Used Women and Non-White Sources to Cover the 2008 Presidential Race
TV evening news coverage of the 2008 presidential election by broadcast, cable, and public networks was predominately male and Caucasian in terms of reporters and sources. However, according to our content analysis of 888 campaign stories, viewers saw the least amount of source diversity if they watched the evening news on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC. Cable networks FOX and CNN, and the PBS evening news had more female and non-White sour…
Broadcast and Cable News Network Differences in the Way Reporters Used Women and Minority Group Sources to Cover the 2004 Presidential Race
Our content analysis of 2,075 campaign stories aired by 3 broadcast and 3 cable networks during the 2004 presidential campaign revealed that female and non-White reporters at broadcast networks were generally more aggressive in their source use when compared to their male and White colleagues, using a greater number of sources and in most cases also allotting the sources more time. Female and non-White reporters at cable networks also tended, alt…
Broadcast and Cable Network News Coverage of the 2004 Presidential Election: An Assessment of Partisan and Structural Imbalance
Broadcast and cable network evening news shows gave more prominence, time, and attention to Democrat John Kerry than to President George Bush in their 2004 presidential election coverage. Broadcast networks were more balanced in their aggregate attention to the candidates than were the cable networks. Individual broadcast network stories and segments were also more balanced than were individual cable network stories and segments, regardless of th…
Race and Gender: An Analysis of the Sources and Reporters in Local Television Coverage of the 2002 Michigan Gubernatorial Campaign
This study examined how race and gender of reporters and community diversity influenced use of women and minority sources in local television coverage of the 2002 governor's race in Michigan. Content analysis of campaign stories broadcasted by four local television stations revealed that women reporters were more likely than their male colleagues to use women and nonpartisan sources such as experts and ordinary citizens. But minority journalists …
News as a Cultural Mirror: Historically Black Newspapers Reflecting Public Views of Loving v. Virginia (1967)
This study examined seven historically Black newspapers’ coverage of the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967), which overturned anti‐miscegenation laws that prevented non‐White individuals from marrying White individuals. A content analysis of frames and source usage within 31 news stories about the case indicated that about half of the stories ( N = 14) advocated for the Lovings and a small number ( N = 1) advocated for the Stat…
A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza
2012). A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 483-491
Context and Sources in Broadcast Television Coverage of the 2004 Democratic Primary
This study examined context variables (reporter speculation, multiple viewpoints, and story emphasis) and source variables (anonymous sources and source transparency) in broadcast television coverage of the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. Primary coverage was compared with coverage of other major stories. Primary coverage was no more focused on conflict than were other major stories. Primary coverage was, however, more focused on winners …
The Representation of People With Disabilities in an Official Newspaper in China: A Longitudinal Study of the People’s Daily From 2003 to 2013
Examining 788 news articles in the People’s Daily from 2003 to 2013, this study explores basic trends in the representation of people with disabilities in an official newspaper in China. The study proposes that the portrayal of people with disabilities has increased because the living standards of people with disabilities in China have improved substantially and several significant events affecting people with disabilities took place during the d…
Race and Gender: An Analysis of Sources and Reporters in the Networks' Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Campaign
Our content analysis of 333 campaign stories broadcast by ABC, CBS, and NBC during the 2000 presidential campaign found that reporting staff diversity, specifically the presence of women and minority reporters, was related to more diverse source usage. Stories by women and minority reporters were more likely to use and give time to women and minority noncandidate sources than did stories by male and White reporters. Women and minority reporters a…
Race and Gender: An Analysis of the Sources and Reporters in Local Television Coverage of the 2002 Michigan Gubernatorial Campaign
This study examined how race and gender of reporters and community diversity influenced use of women and minority sources in local television coverage of the 2002 governor's race in Michigan. Content analysis of campaign stories broadcasted by four local television stations revealed that women reporters were more likely than their male colleagues to use women and nonpartisan sources such as experts and ordinary citizens. But minority journalists …
Context and Sources in Broadcast Television Coverage of the 2004 Democratic Primary
This study examined context variables (reporter speculation, multiple viewpoints, and story emphasis) and source variables (anonymous sources and source transparency) in broadcast television coverage of the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. Primary coverage was compared with coverage of other major stories. Primary coverage was no more focused on conflict than were other major stories. Primary coverage was, however, more focused on winners …
Broadcast and Cable Network News Coverage of the 2004 Presidential Election: An Assessment of Partisan and Structural Imbalance
Broadcast and cable network evening news shows gave more prominence, time, and attention to Democrat John Kerry than to President George Bush in their 2004 presidential election coverage. Broadcast networks were more balanced in their aggregate attention to the candidates than were the cable networks. Individual broadcast network stories and segments were also more balanced than were individual cable network stories and segments, regardless of th…
Broadcast and Cable News Network Differences in the Way Reporters Used Women and Minority Group Sources to Cover the 2004 Presidential Race
Our content analysis of 2,075 campaign stories aired by 3 broadcast and 3 cable networks during the 2004 presidential campaign revealed that female and non-White reporters at broadcast networks were generally more aggressive in their source use when compared to their male and White colleagues, using a greater number of sources and in most cases also allotting the sources more time. Female and non-White reporters at cable networks also tended, alt…
Overturning Anti-Miscegenation Laws: News Media Coverage of the Lovings’ Legal Case Against the State of Virginia
This study fills a gap in scholarship by exploring historical news coverage of interracial relationships. It examines coverage by The New York Times, Washington Post and Times-Herald, and Chicago Tribune of the progression of the landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia, in which the Supreme Court overturned Virginia's anti-miscegenation law, which prohibited marriage between any White and non-White person. An analysis of the frames and s…
Differences in the Way Broadcast, Cable and Public TV Reporters Used Women and Non-White Sources to Cover the 2008 Presidential Race
TV evening news coverage of the 2008 presidential election by broadcast, cable, and public networks was predominately male and Caucasian in terms of reporters and sources. However, according to our content analysis of 888 campaign stories, viewers saw the least amount of source diversity if they watched the evening news on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC. Cable networks FOX and CNN, and the PBS evening news had more female and non-White sour…
A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza
2012). A Lack of Balance: An Examination of Local Detroit, Michigan, Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 War in Lebanon and the 2008–2009 War in Gaza. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 483-491
News as a Cultural Mirror: Historically Black Newspapers Reflecting Public Views of Loving v. Virginia (1967)
This study examined seven historically Black newspapers’ coverage of the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967), which overturned anti‐miscegenation laws that prevented non‐White individuals from marrying White individuals. A content analysis of frames and source usage within 31 news stories about the case indicated that about half of the stories ( N = 14) advocated for the Lovings and a small number ( N = 1) advocated for the Stat…
Who, From Where? TV Network News Coverage of Immigration Narratives during Trump’s First 100 Days
This chapter looks at some interactions that Donald J. Trump has had with African Americans, especially in context of the "hell" in which they live, an observation Trump himself made. It explores not only the results of the negative influence Trump&s;s dealing with Black people produces, and explores his and his family&s;s documented history of racism and questionable behavior. To better understand Trump&s;s contempt for Black citizens, and the o…
The Representation of People With Disabilities in an Official Newspaper in China: A Longitudinal Study of the People’s Daily From 2003 to 2013
Examining 788 news articles in the People’s Daily from 2003 to 2013, this study explores basic trends in the representation of people with disabilities in an official newspaper in China. The study proposes that the portrayal of people with disabilities has increased because the living standards of people with disabilities in China have improved substantially and several significant events affecting people with disabilities took place during the d…
The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) …
Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States
The study examines the extent to which Hispanic/Latino Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans report that meat is an important aspect of their cultural beliefs and practices. An online national survey was completed using quota sampling to recruit approximately equal groups of U.S. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White Americans ( n = 512). A path model predicting willingness to reduce meat consumption was estimated. Hispanic/Latino Americans…
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