By: E&P Staff A study by Rice University has found that California newspapers in markets close to the Mexican border put a negative slant on stories regarding immigration.
The study, authored by Rice University political scientist Regina Branton along with Johanna Dunaway of Louisiana State University, is titled ?Slanted Newspaper Coverage of Immigration: The Importance of Economics and Geography,? and is published in the current issue of the Policy Studies Journal.
The study examined 1,227 California newspaper news articles and opinion pieces from 2004 to 2005 and found that a negative slant on immigration occured not only on the opinion page, but in the course of news reporting. In a statement, Branton also said that corporate-owned newspapers are more likely to slant immigration stories than privately owned papers.
"The immigration issue is an emotional national issue that newspapers can sensationalize and provide influence on," Branton told the Houston Business Journal.
To read Branton and Dunaway's full report, go
here.
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