http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2964/sarah-bowen 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 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:44:05 -0400 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:44:05 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1139/a-framing-analysis-of-media-coverage-of-the-rodney-king-incident-and-ferguson-missouri-conflicts By Sarah Bowen - This study explored how news organizations presented the Ferguson, Missouri, story in comparison with a similar Rodney King incident that happened two decades ago. The purpose of this study was to analyze if and how the mainstream news media have progressed in covering racially sensitive news stories. Background research on the concept of media frames enabled the author to conduct a comparative analysis on eight newspaper articles, two broadcast segments, and two magazine covers. Overarching frames focused on the conflict between the public and authorities, black hardship, and black male youth... Sun, 31 May 2015 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1139/a-framing-analysis-of-media-coverage-of-the-rodney-king-incident-and-ferguson-missouri-conflicts