Legacy Media as Twitter Referee: Reframing Reaction to Sebastien De La Cruz's Anthem Singing at the 2013 NBA Finals

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Abstract

Twitter exploded with controversy when child charro singer Sebastian De La Cruz performed the national anthem at the 2013 NBA finals. Across the United States and Mexico, print, TV, and radio covered the range of vitriolic and supportive Twitter reaction. This study found English- and Spanish-language legacy media acted as Twitter referee: disseminating, recasting, and rejecting negative tweets that framed De La Cruz and Latinos as illegitimate anthem interpreters. The author argues that this reframing is in keeping with an abiding ethic of American journalism to avoid stereotyping.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)263-279
Number of pages17
JournalHoward Journal of Communications
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 3 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Twitter
  • citizenship
  • national anthem
  • Mexican Americans
  • legacy media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication
  • Strategy and Management

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