Framing ‘Friend’: Media Framing of ‘Man’s Best Friend’ and the Pattern of Police Shootings of Dogs

The representation and framing of events by news sources plays a critical role in the way society comes to understand a given phenomenon. For example, the use of force by police officers against civilians is covered regularly by news media outlets. Far less widely examined, however, is the excessive...

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Main Authors: Devon Thacker Thomas, Jenny R. Vermilya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/4/107