A Content Analysis of Sex Trafficking Between 2010 and 2019

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dc.contributor.ORCID0000-0001-7504-2940 (Repeta, EJ)
dc.contributor.advisorVieraitis, Lynne
dc.creatorRepeta, Ellen James
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T17:06:50Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T17:06:50Z
dc.date.created2020-05
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2020-08-24T17:06:52Z
dc.description.abstractHuman trafficking is a crime that effects people all over the globe but due to the nature of human trafficking, questions about the magnitude of the problem and why such a problem occurs remain. The news plays an integral role on how people consume information. People’s views can unknowingly be influenced by how this news is presented with semantics, emotion, and different sources of information. The present study builds on previous research studies looking at media framing on human trafficking. Using the Dallas Morning News, a content analysis of articles published between 2010 and 2019 was conducted to see how media coverage on human trafficking has evolved since the passage of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act in 2015. Three frames were used to examine this evolution: a diagnostic frame, a prognostic frame, and the motivational frame. Results reveal that many variables are significantly related to the period after the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 was passed.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/8813
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights©2020 Ellen James Repeta. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectUnited States--Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
dc.subjectHuman trafficking
dc.subjectProstitution
dc.subjectPress
dc.subjectBroadcast journalism
dc.subjectJournalism--Objectivity
dc.titleA Content Analysis of Sex Trafficking Between 2010 and 2019
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentCriminology
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Dallas
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMS

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