Defining Obesity: Second-Level Agenda Setting Attributes in Black Newspapers and General Audience Newspapers

This content analysis study examines how obesity is depicted in general-audience and Black newspaper stories (N=391) through the lens of second-level agenda setting theory. The results reveal that both Black newspapers and general-audience newspapers generally ascribe individual causes for obesity....

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Published in:Journal of health communication 2014-10, Vol.19 (10), p.1116-1129
Main Authors: Lee, Hyunmin, Len-Ríos, María E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Audience
Biological and medical sciences
Blacks
Community care
Comparative analysis
Conceptualization
Content analysis
Ethnic minorities
Health Communication - methods
Health technology assessment
Humans
Intervention
Media
Media coverage
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Miscellaneous
Newspaper industry
Newspapers as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Obesity
Press
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Summary:This content analysis study examines how obesity is depicted in general-audience and Black newspaper stories (N=391) through the lens of second-level agenda setting theory. The results reveal that both Black newspapers and general-audience newspapers generally ascribe individual causes for obesity. While both types of newspapers largely neglected to mention solutions for the problem, Black newspapers were more likely than general-audience newspapers to suggest both individual and societal solutions for treating obesity. For Black newspapers, these solutions more often included community interventions. In addition, Black newspapers more often used a negative tone in stories and more frequently mentioned ethnic and racial minorities as at-risk groups.
ISSN:1081-0730
1087-0415
DOI:10.1080/10810730.2013.864729