College
College of Arts and Sciences
Major
English
Faculty Mentor
Hannah Tracy
Faculty Editor
Julie Homchick Crowe
Student Editor
Kaitlyn Delfs
Abstract
On April 7, 2023, ProPublica posted an article reporting on undisclosed “donations” or “gifts” that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received from billionaire and Republican political donor Harlan Crow, including thousands of dollars in tuition payments for his grandnephew and luxurious travel for himself (Marcus). In accepting these, Thomas has gained clear financial benefits from his seat on the court while also bringing scrutiny upon the Supreme Court’s code of conduct (Wagner and Barnes). This paper studies the use of episodic and attribution of responsibility framing in the media coverage of Justice Thomas’ donations from Harlan Crow through analysis of newspaper articles from The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
Recommended Citation
Rose, Zaniyah
(2025)
"Episodic and Responsibility Framing in Media Coverage of Harlan Crow’s “Donations” to Clarence Thomas,"
SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 9, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/suurj/vol9/iss1/7