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Media Analysis Feminism
Media Analysis
My analysis of major themes and how the media participate in the construction of attitudes about
gender and sexual orientation is predicated upon 16 articles drawn from three major news sources:
Newsweek, The New York Times, and The Advocate. The articles were published in the months of
January, February, and March. The selection of the articles was not random; I specifically chose
articles whose titles and introductions were of particular interest. The three news sources,
particularly the Times and The Advocate, published many articles related toLGBT issues–typically
greater than a dozen for each weekly search–from which I selected only two per week. In sifting
through the 16 articles, I identified three important...show more content...
As in the case of all of the articles I examined for this analytical essay, the authors avoided insensitive
language and euphemisms, which might have allowed them to construct their arguments in a
less–than–candid way. My sense is that, based on the cohort of Newsweek articles, the magazine's
authors and editors do care about marriage equality and social justice, but they are influenced by the
dominant culture in perhaps believing that an issue is not really legitimate until it has been raised
by heterosexual males. Gavin Newsom, especially, is given a lot of national coverage about
marriage equality, despite his not being an LGBT person. Newsweek does a poor job of consulting
members of the LGBT community about issues that directly affect them. Maybe the magazine's
writers just are not comfortable enough to interject the thoughts, opinions, and arguments of LGBT
people directly into their articles, thus [possibly] unintentionally reinforcing norms of heterosexual
male power. The Advocate and The New York Times, in contrast, place very heavy emphasis on
integrating the voices of members of the LGBT community, particularly 'L' and 'G.' The Advocate is,
of course, a magazine whose primary audience, as mentioned above, is the LGBT community. The
New York Times is published in a city with an active and influential LGBT community, and the
paper–as a result–must serve their interests, too.
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Media Analysis Feminism

  • 1. Media Analysis Feminism Media Analysis My analysis of major themes and how the media participate in the construction of attitudes about gender and sexual orientation is predicated upon 16 articles drawn from three major news sources: Newsweek, The New York Times, and The Advocate. The articles were published in the months of January, February, and March. The selection of the articles was not random; I specifically chose articles whose titles and introductions were of particular interest. The three news sources, particularly the Times and The Advocate, published many articles related toLGBT issues–typically greater than a dozen for each weekly search–from which I selected only two per week. In sifting through the 16 articles, I identified three important...show more content... As in the case of all of the articles I examined for this analytical essay, the authors avoided insensitive language and euphemisms, which might have allowed them to construct their arguments in a less–than–candid way. My sense is that, based on the cohort of Newsweek articles, the magazine's authors and editors do care about marriage equality and social justice, but they are influenced by the dominant culture in perhaps believing that an issue is not really legitimate until it has been raised by heterosexual males. Gavin Newsom, especially, is given a lot of national coverage about marriage equality, despite his not being an LGBT person. Newsweek does a poor job of consulting members of the LGBT community about issues that directly affect them. Maybe the magazine's writers just are not comfortable enough to interject the thoughts, opinions, and arguments of LGBT people directly into their articles, thus [possibly] unintentionally reinforcing norms of heterosexual male power. The Advocate and The New York Times, in contrast, place very heavy emphasis on integrating the voices of members of the LGBT community, particularly 'L' and 'G.' The Advocate is, of course, a magazine whose primary audience, as mentioned above, is the LGBT community. The New York Times is published in a city with an active and influential LGBT community, and the paper–as a result–must serve their interests, too. Get more content on HelpWriting.net