Journalism, advocacy and the social construction of consensus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7501281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Wade (0000-0002-0827-153X, Occidental College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1166-1184 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443711418273 |
| OpenAlex | W2168818436 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 31 |
Scholarship examining media coverage of social problems largely examines coverage of contentious issues. In this study, I contribute to our understanding of journalist practices by examining coverage of an issue over which there is a US consensus: female genital cutting (FGC). With an analysis of newspaper coverage supplemented by interviews and primary documents, I find that, in contrast to existing literature that shows that reporters must refrain from issue advocacy, when consensus is widespread reporters can and do collaborate with advocates, harmonize with opinion writers, and use their physical presence and access to newsprint to pressure the state. Journalists, however, do not simply respond to consensus. Instead, I find that they can actively construct consensus by offering unique frames that depoliticize advocacy. These findings contribute to our understanding of media coverage of social problems by illustrating how consensus is both shaped by and shapes journalist practices
Consensus conference · Construct (python library · Journalism · Newspaper · Opinion leadership · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Gender Sensitive Journalism in Harian Kompas as a Media Advocacy Against Women’s Sexual Violence
Protecting Children from Medically Unnecessary Genital Cutting Without Stigmatizing Women’s Bodies
Reshaping the Borders of Journalism
Conceptualizing transnational hybrid media systems
Picturing female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery
Examining Diaspora Journalists’ Digital Networks and Role Perceptions
Reporting Kalgoorlie and Broken Hill Prostitution 1896–1903
Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire
Environmental and social issues and the media game
Coming out
Follow the money
Media mirrors? Framing Hungarian Romani migration to Canada in Hungarian and Canadian press
Shaping Abortion Discourse
Uncertain Guardians
Whole World Is Watching
Manufacturing the news
Power in Movement
News reporting and professionalism
Do They Hear You When You Cry
Theorizing the Form of Media Coverage Over Time
Movements and Media as Interacting Systems
Dis/locating Cultures/Identities, Traditions, and Third World Feminism
Defining Gendered Oppression in U.S. Newspapers
The objectivity norm in American journalism
The Whole World Is Watching
Building Consensus
There Will be Fighting in The Streets
Elaborating Consensus
Start Small, Build Big
Contentious Cartoons
Dualisms and female bodies in representations of African female circumcision
"The "Uncensored War
"Searching for "Voices
Framing Processes and Social Movements
Objectivity as Strategic Ritual
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |