American Media Coverage of the January 6, 2021 Events at the United States Capitol: A Glimpse into the Polarisation of the United States News Media

Witold Ostafiński

American Media Coverage of the January 6, 2021 Events at the United States Capitol: A Glimpse into the Polarisation of the United States News Media

Data publikacji: 16.12.2022

Zeszyty Prasoznawcze, 2022, Tom 65, Numer 4 (252), s. 25 - 35

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996362PZ.22.037.16495

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American Media Coverage of the January 6, 2021 Events at the United States Capitol: A Glimpse into the Polarisation of the United States News Media

Abstrakt

Amerykańskie relacje medialne z wydarzeń na Kapitolu z 6 stycznia 2021 roku. Polaryzacja mediów informacyjnych w Stanach Zjednoczonych

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie skrajnej polaryzacji politycznej mediów informacyjnych w Stanach Zjednoczonych przez pryzmat doniesień dotyczących szturmu na Kapitolu 6 stycznia 2021 roku. Analiza tekstów prasowych, liberalnych i konserwatywnych źródeł informacyjnych donoszących o tym ataku pozwoliła pokazać, że szturm na Kapitol był zarówno produktem samej polaryzacji mediów, jak i wydarzeniem, które przyspieszyło dalszą polaryzację mediów. Uzyskane wyniki badań ujawniają, że istnieje poważna rozbieżność w zakresie relacjonowania tego samego wydarzenia przez różne media, bazujące na odmiennych źródłach informacji. Artykuł pokazuje, że wydarzenia z 6 stycznia 2021 roku dostarczają środków poznawczych, za pomocą których można zrozumieć trwającą od dawna polaryzację ideologiczną amerykańskich źródeł medialnych.

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to examine the extreme political polarization of the United States news media through the lens of the reporting on the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. Through a close reading of news articles reporting on this event from both liberal and conservative news sources, this paper argues that the insurrection was both the product of this media polarization, as well as an event which precipitated further polarization of these media sources. The results of this research demonstrate that there is indeed a major discrepancy in media coverage of this event between the two disparate sources of news. Overall, this paper demonstrates that the January 6, 2021 events provide a cognitive means by which one can best ascertain the long-standing ideological polarization of the American news media sources.

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polaryzacja polityczna, Stany Zjednoczone, media informacyjne, szturm na Kapitol, źródła wiadomości, polaryzacja mediów; political polarization, the United States, news media, Capitol insurrection, news sources, media polarization

political polarization, the United States, news media, Capitol insurrection, news sources, media polarization

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Informacje: Zeszyty Prasoznawcze, 2022, Tom 65, Numer 4 (252), s. 25 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/22996362PZ.22.037.16495

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

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American Media Coverage of the January 6, 2021 Events at the United States Capitol: A Glimpse into the Polarisation of the United States News Media

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Witold Ostafiński

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1366-9024

Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Techniczno-Ekonomiczna w Jarosławiu, Jarosław, Polska

Publikacja: 16.12.2022

Status artykułu: Otwarte

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