Semester of Graduation
Fall 2019
Degree
Master of Mass Communication (MMC)
Department
Mass Communication
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug epidemic in United States history. During the early stages of the epidemic, the focus was on white victims in rural and suburban areas. Using the geo-ethnic framework developed from immigration research, this study examines if geography and race impacted the framing of the opioid epidemic in newspapers. The study finds there to be a low level of geo-ethnic influenced framing in news coverage of the opioid epidemic from 2016-2018.
Recommended Citation
Robert, Nicholas B., "Race, Geography, and News Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic" (2019). LSU Master's Theses. 5038.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5038
Committee Chair
Grimm, Joshua
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.5038