How encompassing and frequent has The New York Time's coverage of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) been since its inception?
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Violence and discrimination against women in the United States has been a contemporary social topic for centuries (Hartmann and Ross, 1978). Yet, according to experts such as Carll (2003) women's rights are often seen to be underrepresented by American media coverage. The United Nations created the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in December 1979. For the past decade, only seven out of UN's 195 members still refuse to ratify this Convention, and the U.S. is the only developed country who hasn't ratified CEDAW. But American media's coverage on the Convention and its pending ratification has been sparse. This study focused on a textual analysis of The New York Times' coverage of CEDAW, during which relevant themes emerged and frames were cataloged. The number of news articles the newspaper published (16) over 43 years since CEDAW's inception, and the way the news articles were framed were analyzed through the agenda-setting theory lens. The findings could contribute to the journalistic profession as a reminder of how media coverage can minimize contemporary newsworthy topics -- given not only The New York Times'reach, as well as its role as an agenda-setter.
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