Date of Award
5-2026
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Sports Media
First Advisor
Alexander Carter
Second Advisor
Lee Farquhar
Abstract
This study examines how newspaper coverage of sports betting (2023–2024) shapes public discourse around gambling. Through mixed-methods content analysis of 105 randomly sampled articles, guided by agenda-setting, framing, and cultivation theories, findings reveal that coverage prioritizes regulation and scandals over vulnerable populations, frames betting positively at the macro level but negatively at the individual level, and largely omits the academic evidence base on gambling harms.
Recommended Citation
Fox, Trevor, "Analyzing Media Conversations Around Sports Gambling Within the Context of Vulnerable AudiencesTrevor Fox" (2026). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 845.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/845