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Hidden, Authoritative Power in Journalistic Representations of Mental Health Labels
Thu, April 8, 3:00 to 4:00pm EDT (3:00 to 4:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Media, Culture, and Learning Roundtable SessionsAbstract
The purpose of this case study was to explore and describe the representations of mental health in online newspaper articles published by three national publications – The Washington Post, The New York Times, and USA Today. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) was used as the methodological framework. The case study allowed for data collection using the key terms mental health and mental illness from the three online newspapers, with a total of 33 articles published between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. The findings identified a prevalence of sources with hidden, authoritative power and potential ramifications of the inclusion of said sources are discussed.