Raymond McCaffrey
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Also affiliated: University of Maryland, College Park (2012–2021)
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Raymond McCaffrey's research investigates the historical development and institutional practices within journalism, particularly concerning the coverage of significant events and the cultivation of journalistic figures. His work examines how news organizations have framed stories, such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the 1972 Summer Olympics terrorist attacks, and the evolution of specific journalistic beats, like labor reporting as exemplified by Louis Stark and the New York Times. McCaffrey also explores the narrative construction of journalists themselves, analyzing how media outlets have historically portrayed fallen reporters through the lens of the 'hero myth.' His scholarship has resulted in 19 publications, with an h-index of 4 and 57 total citations.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 19
- Citations: 58
Selected Publications
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Louis Stark and the <i>New York Times</i> : Pioneering the Labor Beat in Mainstream Journalism (2025)
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Covering Terror at the 1972 Summer Olympics: ABC Sports and the Evolution of Live Broadcast News (2023)
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News Stories About Fallen Journalists: The Institutional History of the Hero Myth in Journalistic Practice (2021)
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The Oklahoma City Bombing: Institutional Practices by Journalists Covering the Biggest Story of Their Lives (2021)
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Votes That Count and Voters Who Don’t: How Journalists Sideline Electoral Participation (Without Even Knowing It). By Sharon E.Jarvis and Soo‐HyeHan. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press. 2018. 208 pp. (2020)
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From Baseball Icon to Crusading Columnist: How Jackie Robinson Used His Column in the African-American Press to Continue His Fight for Civil Rights in Sports (2020)
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Journalists Taking the Offensive: Paradigm Repair and the Daily Ethics Scandal (2019)
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The Divide Between Journalists and the Audience: Perceptions of Journalism Credibility at a Statewide Level (2019)
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Journalists and the Red-State Voter: Perceptions of Journalism Credibility at a Statewide Level in the U.S. and the Trump Effect (2019)
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Dueling Scandals: <i>Rolling Stone</i>, Brian Williams, and Repairing a Damaged Paradigm (2017)
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