title: "I Am Chelsea Manning": Comparison of Gendered Representation of Private Manning in U.S. and International News Media.
abstract: On August 22, 2013, Bradley Manning released a statement requesting to be referred to as female. In the following days, the news media discussed whether language should shift toward a female representation. Using quantitative content analysis and qualitative contextual analysis, this study analyzed whether U.S. and international newspapers (N = 197) acknowledged Manning's request to be referred to as "Chelsea" in the two weeks after the statement. Results suggest that the mainstream press was hesitant in shifting toward a female representation. A comparison of international and U.S. newspapers suggests that the U.S. press lagged behind international coverage using a female depiction.
authors: a School of Communication , American University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Andrea M
authors: AM
authors: Hackl
authors: b Department of Communication , Loyola University Maryland , Baltimore , Maryland , USA.
authors: Amy B
authors: AB
authors: Becker
authors: c Department of Family Studies and Community Development , Towson University , Towson , Maryland , USA.
authors: Maureen E
authors: ME
authors: Todd
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009275:Names; D011329:Prisoners / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D011639:Public Opinion; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
keywords: Chelsea Manning; gender nonconformity; international press; media language; news media; representation; transgender