Framing news stories: The role of visual imagery in priming racial stereotypes

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-203

  Abraham, Linus ^a   Appiah, Osei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Crime; Framing; News; Priming; School vouchers; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748656094     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170600829584     Document Type: Article

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