The purpose of this study is to shed light on how invasive species are conceptualised
in The New York Times’ coverage between the time frame 2000-2022, and how their
coverage/representation reproduces anthropocentric speciesism. A qualitative content
analysis is conducted to inspect news media coverage of invasive species in The New
York Times. The results find a clear maleficent and threatening framing of invasive
species in this newspaper. Especially metaphors and allusions to anthropocentric
concepts ...
The purpose of this study is to shed light on how invasive species are conceptualised
in The New York Times’ coverage between the time frame 2000-2022, and how their
coverage/representation reproduces anthropocentric speciesism. A qualitative content
analysis is conducted to inspect news media coverage of invasive species in The New
York Times. The results find a clear maleficent and threatening framing of invasive
species in this newspaper. Especially metaphors and allusions to anthropocentric
concepts are found to be present as framing tools. Discussion section further explores
how these results can be interpreted as a reinforcement of speciesist ideology and
anthropocentric thinking.
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