News Research Journal

A study of leading newspaper endorsements in the 2012 presidential election shows newspapers framed Obama as a leader based on his performance on a variety of national issues, and newspapers that endorsed Romney framed him largely as the best candidate to fix the struggling economy.

This research examines photographs of candidates in the 2012 presidential general election to understand how newspapers presented Obama and Romney. Significant differences existed in regard to behavior, context and perspective, but photo coverage was balanced on the whole.

This study examines the use of policy issues within horse-race coverage of the 2012 presidential election to determine how such issues were reported in two national newspapers.

This study examines gender representation in the sports section of the 2012 Associated Press Stylebook. A content analysis of entries finds that female-gendered references appear rarely, while men and male-gendered references appear in abundance.

Interviews with sports journalists at Oklahoma’s two largest newspapers reveal that many feel the demands of multimedia journalism stretch them beyond their capabilities, creating stress and causing the quality of their work to suffer.

A content study of top stories in eight cities compares professional newspaper story placement to its participatory competitor and finds both are intensely local. While the latter runs softer and more opinionated stories, professional content is rooted in traditional topics such as crime. Results suggest that participatory journalism complements do not replace local news.

This article examines contemporary newspaper coverage of transgender citizens. Findings indicate journalistic practices accommodate transgender identity and expression, but efforts to provide more multi-dimensional representations of this marginalized community are still needed.