Journal article
Who Is Worthy of a Name? Identity, Naming, and Social Difference in News Images’ Captions
Journalism & mass communication quarterly, Vol.101(1), pp.206-229
03/2024
DOI: 10.1177/10776990231202690
Abstract
This study examined news images and captions published by The Associated Press ( N = 7,455) between 2018 and 2022 to ascertain whether names were more frequently included for certain groups of people. The analysis found that people depicted in the Global North are named far more frequently than in the Global South, and that sports, entertainment, and political images include names more often than news and feature images. These pervasive patterns suggest naming has a discursive function that constructs an Other by excluding familial and cultural connotations inherent in names, forming a hierarchy through opposition, and extending social prominence for certain groups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Who Is Worthy of a Name? Identity, Naming, and Social Difference in News Images’ Captions
- Creators
- Alex Scott - University of IowaVincent Peña - DePaul University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journalism & mass communication quarterly, Vol.101(1), pp.206-229
- DOI
- 10.1177/10776990231202690
- ISSN
- 1077-6990
- eISSN
- 2161-430X
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 10/30/2023
- Date published
- 03/2024
- Academic Unit
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984502958902771
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