“Anti-Riot” or “Anti-Protest” Legislation? Black Lives Matter, News Framing, and the Protest Paradigm

The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on 25 May 2020, sparked widespread protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement throughout the summer of 2020. Subsequent news coverage of these protests prominently featured acts of civil disobedience even though almost all protests were...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Bartzen Culver, Douglas M. McLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Journalism and Media
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/4/1/15