Abstract
Results of a comparative visual analysis of front-page photographs in U.S. newspapers and photographs distributed by the Associated Press and Reuters wire services revealed that gatekeeping decisions played an influential role in the coverage of Hurricane Katrina in the late summer of 2005. Front-page photographs differed significantly from photographs provided by news wires. Overall, our analyses challenge the notion that decisions made by wire services dictate the visual coverage of a news event and suggest that gatekeeping selections and use of available information are key factors in visual framing.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 546-561 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
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