Exploring Newspaper and Web News Reporting of New York’s Inaugural Disability Pride Parade.

What is it about?

In 2015, New York held its inaugural disability pride parade. To date no study has explored the messages promoted in newspaper and web news reporting of this event. The aim of this study was to examine these texts and to reveal their meanings for citizens with disabilities as well as for government officials located in New York City and elsewhere.

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Why is it important?

Applying qualitative content analysis to a sample of 32 news texts covering the parade that were obtained through a CrossSearch database query and supplementary internet search, Damian’s exploratory study has revealed themes that citizens with disabilities should find emboldening.