AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006

AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tian, Yi
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2007
Subjects:
Journalism
AIDS
AIDS coverage
gay publication
gay activists
The Advocate
safe sex
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1198244418
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou11982444182021-08-03T05:45:41Z AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006 Tian, Yi Journalism AIDS AIDS coverage gay publication gay activists The Advocate safe sex While studies of mainstream media's AIDS coverage are adequate, an extensive literature review revealed few studies that empirically examined the AIDS coverage in the gay press. The primary significance of this study lies in the fact that it is the first content analysis to examine the AIDS coverage in a prominent U.S. gay publication, for a 26-year study period from 1981 to 2006. After analyzing 417 stories on AIDS from The Advocate, this study found a dramatic drop both in number and length of The Advocate's AIDS stories in the late 1990s and 2000s. Medical and health care, personal, and gay culture were the most frequently covered topics. While personal coverage remained steady throughout the years, medical and health care coverage declined sharply in the late 1990s and 2000s, and gay culture received increasing coverage across time. Unlike in the mainstream media, celebrities did not generate much AIDS coverage in the gay magazine. This study also found AIDS and gay activists as the dominant sources in the gay publication's AIDS coverage, followed by medical and scientific sources, and unaffiliated individuals. The Advocate generally embraced safe sex with a limited number of exceptions. It did not downplay or deny the threat HIV posed to the gay community. 2007 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1198244418 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1198244418 restricted--full text not available online This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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AIDS
AIDS coverage
gay publication
gay activists
The Advocate
safe sex
spellingShingle Journalism
AIDS
AIDS coverage
gay publication
gay activists
The Advocate
safe sex
Tian, Yi
AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006
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title AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006
title_short AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006
title_full AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006
title_fullStr AZT, Safe Sex, and a "Widow's" Story: A Content Analysis of Aids Coverage in <i>The Advocate</i>, 1981-2006
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