Friend or Foe? The Media Coverage of Chicago’s Public Housing Transformation

Friend or Foe? The Media Coverage of Chicago’s Public Housing Transformation

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Main Author: Schoene, Matthew
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:
Sociology
urban redevelopment
public housing
social movements
media
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306526365
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13065263652021-08-03T06:02:58Z Friend or Foe? The Media Coverage of Chicago’s Public Housing Transformation Schoene, Matthew Sociology urban redevelopment public housing social movements media How does the newspaper participate in public housing reform battles? Contemporary urban theory suggests that the local media tends to support elite actors in their quest for urban growth and redevelopment, but social movement research demonstrates that the press has the power to either help or harm groups. For low-income groups, media attention plays an especially important role. This question has consequences for both urban theory and social movement tactics, but it is unclear if media coverage is biased in any way, what factors motivate the media to pay attention in the first place, and how these factors contribute to both supportive and unsupportive coverage. This paper conceptualizes housing battles as a social movement and focuses on Chicago’s Plan for Transformation, the most radical example of public housing reform to date. A content analysis of a sample of Chicago Tribune newspaper articles indicates that newspaper coverage was skewed towards the pro-development side, but only slightly. Negative binomial regression then indicates that case-specific group actions rather than contextual, city-level issues better explain variation in both supportive and unsupportive coverage of the issue. Implications for urban theory, social movement strategy and future research are discussed. 2011-07-25 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306526365 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306526365 unrestricted 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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urban redevelopment
public housing
social movements
media
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urban redevelopment
public housing
social movements
media
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