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Recent newspaper coverage about persons with disabilities.

R K Yoshida1, L Wasilewski, D L Friedman

  • 1Department of Educational and Community Programs, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing.

Exceptional Children
|February 1, 1990
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Newspapers frequently cover disability issues like budget and housing, but rarely discuss education. Special educators should build media relationships to improve coverage of educational topics for persons with disabilities.

Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Media Studies
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Newspapers significantly influence public opinion on societal issues.
  • Media representation shapes public perception of disability.
  • Understanding media coverage is crucial for advocacy and policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the frequency and themes of disability-related issues featured in large-city newspapers.
  • To identify underrepresented disability topics in media coverage.
  • To provide recommendations for improving media reporting on disability and special education.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of a representative sample of large-city newspapers.
  • Categorization of featured disability issues into thematic groups.

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  • Quantitative assessment of issue frequency.

    • Main Results:

    • Budget, expenditures, taxes, housing, normalization, and institutional treatment were the most common disability topics.
    • School-related issues, including instruction, mainstreaming, and Public Law 94-142 compliance, were least frequently covered.
    • A significant gap exists in newspaper coverage of special education topics.

    Conclusions:

    • Newspapers play a key role in shaping public discourse on disability.
    • Current media coverage disproportionately focuses on certain disability aspects over educational ones.
    • Special educators need to proactively engage with media professionals to enhance reporting on critical educational issues for persons with disabilities.