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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Raymond McCaffrey's research investigates the historical and institutional practices within journalism, particularly concerning the coverage of significant events and the construction of journalistic narratives. His work examines how news organizations and individual journalists have approached challenging stories, such as terrorism, major disasters, and the evolution of specific journalistic beats like labor reporting. McCaffrey's publications explore the institutional history of journalistic practice, including the development of the 'hero myth' in relation to fallen journalists and the specific challenges faced by reporters covering large-scale events like the Oklahoma City bombing or the 1972 Munich Olympics. He also studies the historical development of specialized journalistic fields, such as the labor beat at The New York Times. McCaffrey's scholarship is characterized by its focus on the institutional context and historical evolution of news coverage.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 17
- Citations: 54
Selected Publications
- Louis Stark and the <i>New York Times</i> : Pioneering the Labor Beat in Mainstream Journalism (2025) DOI
- Covering Terror at the 1972 Summer Olympics: ABC Sports and the Evolution of Live Broadcast News (2023) DOI
- News Stories About Fallen Journalists: The Institutional History of the Hero Myth in Journalistic Practice (2021) DOI
- The Oklahoma City Bombing: Institutional Practices by Journalists Covering the Biggest Story of Their Lives (2021) DOI
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