Abstract

This project focuses on how the terms “protest” and “riot” are used in articles about the Ferguson protests in 2014. Michael Brown was shot in August of 2014, resulting in protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Past research shows that the news media describe protests and riots negatively. I will be using a mixed methods approach, using both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The quantitative analysis showed that the terms were used similarly, while the qualitative analysis showed that the terms were used differently. This project is important to how we discuss other protests about police brutality, such as the ones that occurred in the summer of 2020.

Advisor

Sacks, Susanna

Second Advisor

Weber, Désirée

Department

English; Political Science

Keywords

Media coverage, Ferguson, Protest, Riot

Publication Date

2021

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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