Gay marriage in television news: Voice and visual representation in the same-sex marriage debate

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Abstract

Drawing from critical-cultural scholarship, this quantitative content analysis systematically interrogates national network television news coverage of the same-sex marriage debate in 2003 and 2004. Analysis of sourcing patterns and sound bite length indicate the debate was dominated by conventionally "straight" perspectives. While gay and lesbian couples were visually prevalent in news stories, they were largely seen and not heard. Scrutinizing the visual narratives about gay and lesbian life in television news reports, this study found gay and lesbian representation was largely normalized and mainstreamed in typically heteronormative ways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-39
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication

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