Sign O The Times
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Authors
Jiwa, Zakary
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thesis
Language
eng
Keyword
Representation , New York Times , Muslim , Coronavirus , Covid-19 , Racism , News , Textual Analysis
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Abstract
Sign o The Times is an archival, curatorial, and educational tool that was created for the function of
examining the reporting of worldly events covered by The New York Times over the twenty years of
reporting between the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre (colloquially known as 9/11) and
the Covid-19 Pandemic. The tool is comprised of curated articles and examines how the representation
changes over the news cycle of an event by selecting articles based on set time intervals from the
proximity of the event. By comparing these articles directly, the difference in reporting becomes clear to
see how The New York Times evolved from publishing articles that may misrepresent the issues being
discussed, however, are written in language that does not include the opinion of the journalist, versus
articles that state all the facts as to not misrepresent the issue, however, are written with heavy author bias
as to sway the perspectives of the audiences. Using theories from Stuart Hall’s Encoding/Decoding
Theory, Lawrence Grossberg’s MediaMaking: Mass Media in a Popular Culture, and Caroline Fisher’s
The Advocacy Continuum, in tandem with textual analyses of the articles published, work to create
assertions regarding how these media representations function, and tracks the evolution of the reporting
styles.
The project is composed of a website with the selection of articles chosen and their analyses, and this accompanying paper. Website can be found at www.signothetimes.weebly.com
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ProQuest PhD and Master's Theses International Dissemination Agreement
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