http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2552/gloria-so Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 09:32:00 -0400 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:32:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1041/from-pockets-of-poverty-to-potential-prosperity-in-appalachia-examining-mass-media-narratives-of-poverty-stereotypes-in-appalachia By Gloria So - This research examined poverty stereotypes in Appalachia that were portrayed in a national newspaper, The New York Times, and a local newspaper, The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The study looks at framing through narrative and content analysis for January 2014, the period in which the media revisited the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty. The research also compared these findings with the coverage of these papers in January 1964, when Lyndon Johnson declared the War on Poverty in Eastern Kentucky. The research found national media primarily focused on economic issues and used more... Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1041/from-pockets-of-poverty-to-potential-prosperity-in-appalachia-examining-mass-media-narratives-of-poverty-stereotypes-in-appalachia