The role of Native American print and online media in the ‘era of big stories

A comparative case study of Native American outlets’ coverage of the Red Lake shootings

Bibliographic Data

ID7477832
AuthorsGeorge L Daniels (0000-0002-0311-9571, University of Alabama, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume7
Issue3
Pages321-342
Publication date2006-07-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884906065516
OpenAlexW1995566726
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited11

In the face of continuing fragmentation of media audiences and an obsession by most news outlets with the ‘big story’, this article examined the coverage of one such ‘big story’ by four Native American media outlets. An analysis of the news reporting of the shootings of 10 students in Red Lake, Minnesota, on 21 March 2005 showed that while the Internet has changed the role of these outlets, both the printed and electronic Native American media maintain their relevance by providing news by and for Native Americans. Even as some of the Native American media utilized a ‘filtering’ strategy to showcase stories of particular interest to their audiences, these particular ethnic media outlets have begun to realize the advantages and flexibility of the web as a news medium. Construction of meaning theory was used to better understand the role of the Native American media in the so-called ‘era of big stories

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