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","Master of Arts (M.A.)","College of Sciences","Sociology","Applied Sociology"]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The media aids in bringing to light many social issues across the nation each and every day. Historically, police force on African Americans can be seen amongst many media outlets. However, with technological advances the media has flourished which makes it possible for the media to supply coverage of police force on African Americans more now than ever before. This exploratory analysis aimed to uncover ways in which the media has framed the individuals involved in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. Articles from four media outlets were used in this analysis. Data was collected from the articles that specifically focused on terms and phrases used to describe the deceased and the officer involved as well as the altercation between the two individuals involved. Results of the analysis show that specific words to identify and describe the deceased and officer involved were used at a much higher rate in national news outlets as opposed to a local news out-let from Missouri. These results are specifically discussed as well as limitations and ideas for further research on the data that was collected and use."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Media Coverage and the Ferguson Unrest"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Gay, David"],"dc:creator":["Wyatt, Brittanni"],"dc:description":["If this is your thesis or dissertation, and want to learn how to access it or for more information about readership statistics, contact us at STARS@ucf.edu
","Master of Arts (M.A.)","College of Sciences","Sociology","Applied Sociology"],"dc:description.abstract":["The media aids in bringing to light many social issues across the nation each and every day. Historically, police force on African Americans can be seen amongst many media outlets. However, with technological advances the media has flourished which makes it possible for the media to supply coverage of police force on African Americans more now than ever before. This exploratory analysis aimed to uncover ways in which the media has framed the individuals involved in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. Articles from four media outlets were used in this analysis. Data was collected from the articles that specifically focused on terms and phrases used to describe the deceased and the officer involved as well as the altercation between the two individuals involved. Results of the analysis show that specific words to identify and describe the deceased and officer involved were used at a much higher rate in national news outlets as opposed to a local news out-let from Missouri. These results are specifically discussed as well as limitations and ideas for further research on the data that was collected and use."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["CFE0006019"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1415"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Crime","sociology","social problems","race","discrimination","police brutality","content analysis","Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences; Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic"],"dc:title":["Media Coverage and the Ferguson Unrest"],"dc:type":["Masters Thesis (Open Access)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:10:18Z"}