How Iowa newspapers mirror and shape the attitudes and opinions of Iowans about immigration

• Main Author: Brown, Patti
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Iowa State University Digital Repository 2009
• Subjects: community newspapers; content analysis; framing; illegal immigration; Postville; Communication
• Online Access: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10323; https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1344&context=etd

With heightened concerns for national safety since the September 11 terrorist attacks and with more than 12 million foreign nationals who lack proper entry documentation residing in the United States, stories about illegal immigration has been among the top news stories. Using the both qualitative a...