Spatial Proximity to the US-Mexico Border and Newspaper Coverage of Immigration Issues | Academic Article individual record
abstract

This article examines how geographic proximity to the U.S.Mexico border influences newspaper coverage of immigration issues. The authors investigate two questions: Do media organizations spatially proximate to the border offer more frequent coverage of Latino immigration than media organizations farther removed from the border? Do media organizations spatially proximate to the border offer more frequent coverage of the negative aspects of immigration than media organizations farther removed from the border? We find that news organizations closer to the border generate a higher volume of articles about Latino immigration, articles featuring the negative aspects of immigration, and articles regarding illegal immigration.

publication outlet

POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY

author list (cited authors)
Branton, R. P., & Dunaway, J.
publication date
2009
publisher
keywords
  • Spatial Context
  • Institutional Structure
  • Media Coverage
  • News
  • Immigration
altmetric score

9.0

citation count

88

identifier
290298SE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
start page
289
end page
302
volume
62
issue
2