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New Report Slams Coverage of Development Issues
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 2, 2007 - 8:26am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:21am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:21am
NEW REPORT SLAMS COVERAGE OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
[SOURCE: BeryondChron, AUTHOR: Randy Shaw]
A look at a Youth Media Council report that shows the San Francisco Chronicle's framing of news stories is even worse, and more pernicious, than many realize. During its three-month study, the YMC report found that Chronicle stories about problems in the housing market (foreclosures and the housing “bubble”) exceeded stories on displacement, homelessness and school closures by more than 3-1.
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5058#more
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