Indigenous Communities and COVID 19: Reporting on Resources and Resilience

Many Indigenous tribes in the United States count on gaming revenue to provide basic services to their people, but gaming was a critical resource that was lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative contextual analysis, this research explores the news coverage about economic resource lo...

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Published in:The Howard journal of communications 2021-11, Vol.32 (5), p.440-455
Main Authors: Azocar, Cristina L., LaPoe, Victoria, Olson, Candi S. Carter, LaPoe, Benjamin, Hazarika, Bharbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Games
gaming
indigenous
Indigenous peoples
indigenous standpoint theory
journalism
Media coverage
News media
Pandemics
Resilience
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Summary:Many Indigenous tribes in the United States count on gaming revenue to provide basic services to their people, but gaming was a critical resource that was lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative contextual analysis, this research explores the news coverage about economic resource loss in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous news media coverage of COVID-19, particularly where the virus and gaming intersected. It illustrates how coverage from news outlets with an Indigenous focus and/or representation differs from outlets without connections to Indigenous people. Using Indigenous standpoint theory, the analysis revealed the ways non-Indigenous media used parachute reporting to create a one-sided view of the pandemic's impacts when it came to the industries necessary to fund indispensable tribal functions.
ISSN:1064-6175
1096-4649
DOI:10.1080/10646175.2021.1892552