Aditi Rao, PhD
@rhetoricalrao.bsky.social
Social Scientist
#socialmedia #news #healthcomm #youthmentalhealth #polcomm
Alum @UConn @IthacaCollege
May your coffee kick in before reality does
#socialmedia #news #healthcomm #youthmentalhealth #polcomm
Alum @UConn @IthacaCollege
May your coffee kick in before reality does
November 21, 2024 at 4:42 AM
What we recommend:
- News organizations need to be mindful of the images included in their stories
- Stock image databases need to screened for stigmatizing content
- News organizations need to be mindful of the images included in their stories
- Stock image databases need to screened for stigmatizing content
December 14, 2023 at 5:35 PM
What we recommend:
- News organizations need to be mindful of the images included in their stories
- Stock image databases need to screened for stigmatizing content
- News organizations need to be mindful of the images included in their stories
- Stock image databases need to screened for stigmatizing content
What we found:
Images that stigmatize weight were more likely to be featured in
- UK news (2.5X more than US news)
- Right-leaning news sources
- Stories on health consequences (vs. contributors to obesity) Women were more likely than men to be featured in obesity-focused news images.
Images that stigmatize weight were more likely to be featured in
- UK news (2.5X more than US news)
- Right-leaning news sources
- Stories on health consequences (vs. contributors to obesity) Women were more likely than men to be featured in obesity-focused news images.
December 14, 2023 at 5:34 PM
What we found:
Images that stigmatize weight were more likely to be featured in
- UK news (2.5X more than US news)
- Right-leaning news sources
- Stories on health consequences (vs. contributors to obesity) Women were more likely than men to be featured in obesity-focused news images.
Images that stigmatize weight were more likely to be featured in
- UK news (2.5X more than US news)
- Right-leaning news sources
- Stories on health consequences (vs. contributors to obesity) Women were more likely than men to be featured in obesity-focused news images.
What we did:
- Cross-cultural comparison of US vs. UK news in this field
- Applied the Model of Stigma Communication to analyze images
- Cross-cultural comparison of US vs. UK news in this field
- Applied the Model of Stigma Communication to analyze images
December 14, 2023 at 5:34 PM
What we did:
- Cross-cultural comparison of US vs. UK news in this field
- Applied the Model of Stigma Communication to analyze images
- Cross-cultural comparison of US vs. UK news in this field
- Applied the Model of Stigma Communication to analyze images