An analysis of news sources in two Miami newspapers' coverage of the Overtown and Liberty City riots of 1989.

Analysis of two Miami newspapers (one daily, one weekly) reveals that both relied heavily on individuals rather than institutions as news sources in the aftermath of civil disturbances during January, 1989. While the daily used relatively similar proportions of commercial and nongovernment personnel, more than a third of the weekly paper's sources were either residents or administrative personnel and staff in government agencies. Of the 181 different sources identified, the two papers shared 27. Most of the papers' reporter information channels were through interviews. Suggestions are made regarding further analysis of both newspapers' stake in the business community and maintenance of the area's economic status quo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]