Gay Marriage: Different Papers Approach It in Different Ways

The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune took very different tacks when reporting on gay marriage from 2003 to 2004, according to a study by the Social Science Journal.

Miller-McCune reports:

“The New York Times was inclined to emphasize the topic of human equality related to the legitimization of gay marriage,” writes the research team, led by Po-Lin Pan of Arkansas State University. “The Chicago Tribune highlighted the importance of human morality associated with the gay-marriage debate.”

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