Effects of Police Killings on Media Coverage

• In Event: Machine Learning in the Study of Political Communication

Brief Overview

Media coverage is affected by body-worn cameras/armed status. Topic modeling reveals coverage of police killing leads to increased crime coverage. Basis/policy ramifications meaningful contribution to the literature and media coverage/policing.

Authors

• Michael Ray Dillman, University of Utah

• Josh McCrain, University of Utah

• Ian T. Adams, University of Utah

• Scott M. Mourtgos, University of Utah