Schmidt Hans
Hans Schmidt (Ph.D., Temple University) is an associate professor of communications at Penn State University, Brandywine.
Newsp Res J. 2023 Mar;44(1):26-52. doi: 10.1177/07395329221095850. Epub 2022 May 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic generated tremendous journalistic attention, and occurred during a period of increasing politicization and polarization in America's news media. This study considers the intersection of both phenomena, and the extent of politicization in recent and historical pandemic-related reporting. Results suggest that political topics, actions and actors have frequently been the focus of COVID-19-related reporting, and that such political content has grown more substantial over time.
新冠疫情引发了新闻界的极大关注,且发生在美国新闻媒体政治化和两极分化不断加剧的时期。本研究探讨了这两种现象的交集,以及近期和历史上与疫情相关报道中的政治化程度。结果表明,政治话题、行动和人物经常成为与新冠疫情相关报道的焦点,而且随着时间的推移,此类政治内容变得更加丰富。