Christopher Martin's research critically analyzes how the news media cover labor and class issues. He also investigate media narratives on sports, politics, and other topics. His work has been published in places like Journalism Studies, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Communication Research, Labor Research Journal, Popular Music and Society, Journal of Communication, Perspectives on Politics, Z magazine, Editor & Publisher, and Huffington Post. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Communication Inquiry.