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News Images, Race, and Attribution in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
2010
Journal of Communication
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, race played a defining role in the public reckoning of the disaster. This study explores the relationship between the composition of images appearing in news stories, race, and attribution of responsibility with the events surrounding Katrina as the backdrop. Responsibility hinges, in this case, on the question of who is accountable for the human suffering that followed an act of nature. Using the context of a racially charged disaster -we seek to extend
doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01493.x
fatcat:exrfaztwrveqjliy4yxuufggbq