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Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times
المؤلفون: Christopher L. Pepin-Neff
المصدر: Biology, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 1438 (2022)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: shark bite, shark incident, shark attack, media analysis, New York Times, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: The social and political dynamics around human–shark interactions are a growing area of interest in marine social science. The question motivating this article asks to what extent media reporting by The New York Times has engaged beyond the lexicon of “shark attack” discourse to describe human–shark interactions. It is important because different styles of reporting on human–shark interactions can influence the public’s perceptions about sharks and support for shark conservation. This media outlet is also a paper of record whose editorial style choices may influence the broader media landscape. I review reporting language from The New York Times for 10 years between 2012 and 2021 (n = 36). I present three findings: first, I argue that The New York Times has had an increased frequency in use of the term “shark bite” to describe human–shark interactions. Secondly, I find that shark “attack” is still used consistently with other narratives. Third, there appears to be an increased use of “sightings; encounter; and incident” descriptors since 2020. The implication of this is a layered approach to reporting on human–shark interactions that diversifies away from a one-dimensional shark “attack” discourse.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2079-7737
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1438; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737
DOI: 10.3390/biology11101438
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/d0a9480d561a4ae799cf5fc0ee650039
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.0a9480d561a4ae799cf5fc0ee650039
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20797737
DOI:10.3390/biology11101438