Government failure or irresponsible residents? Framing Detroit’s water shutoffs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorMesmer, Kelsey
dc.contributor.authorFrazier, Darryl
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-12T12:23:31Z
dc.date.available2022-04-12T12:23:31Z
dc.date.copyright© 2022
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractThis content analysis of news stories about the Detroit water shutoffs sought to understand how the ongoing water crisis is framed in local Detroit newspapers—as a human rights issue, or in relation to the city’s financial burden. Using a deductive framing approach, we paid special attention to the frames used within stories and whether articles contained context related to the water shutoffs, specifically about health implications. We paid particular attention to how the focus on health implications changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Results showed that stories about the water shutoffs often included an economic consequences and responsibility frame which put the blame for the water shutoffs on the city’s government and simultaneously called for the city to step up and fix the problem. Very few news articles focused on the human element of the story, with only a small fraction of the stories including the voices of residents living with no water or focusing on the health implications for those without running water in their homes. These findings led us to make strategic recommendations for reporters covering the water shutoffs in Detroit and similar areas. © 2022 NOND of AEJMC.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMesmer, K., Frazier, D., & Burgess, S. (2022). Government failure or irresponsible residents? framing Detroit’s water shutoffs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Newspaper Research Journal, 43(1), 65-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329221077247en_US
dc.identifier.issn07395329
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/07395329221077247
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/536
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltden_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations : Mesmer, K., Department of Communication, Saint Louis University, United States; Frazier, D., Department of Communication, Wayne State University, United States; Burgess, S., Department of Communication, Arts and Sciences, Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNewspaper Research Journal;Volume 43, Issue 1
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dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectDetroiten_US
dc.subjectframingen_US
dc.subjectnewspapersen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjectwater crisisen_US
dc.titleGovernment failure or irresponsible residents? Framing Detroit’s water shutoffs before and during the COVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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