Different game, different frame?: Black counterdiscourses and depictions of immigration in Atlanta's African-American and mainstream press

I Browne, ND Deckard, C Rodriguez - The Sociological Quarterly, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
I Browne, ND Deckard, C Rodriguez
The Sociological Quarterly, 2016Taylor & Francis
This article compares the discourse on immigration found in Atlanta's African-American
press (Atlanta Daily World) to that found in Atlanta's mainstream press (Atlanta Journal-
Constitution). The Daily World's black counterdiscourse situates immigration within a racial
frame, discussing Latinos and immigrants interchangeably and casting African Americans as
deserving yet excluded citizens. Immigrants appear in the Daily World as either allies in the
struggle for civil rights or as competitors for jobs. Although the Daily World crime frames …
This article compares the discourse on immigration found in Atlanta's African-American press (Atlanta Daily World) to that found in Atlanta's mainstream press (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). The Daily World's black counterdiscourse situates immigration within a racial frame, discussing Latinos and immigrants interchangeably and casting African Americans as deserving yet excluded citizens. Immigrants appear in the Daily World as either allies in the struggle for civil rights or as competitors for jobs. Although the Daily World crime frames focus on concerns about racial profiling, the Journal-Constitution often depicts immigrants as criminals or discusses immigration in terms of legal status and policy.
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