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Public Opinion and Media Coverage during the Iraq War: An examination of Media Framing and Priming

Cannon, Kahlid J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391613393

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2005, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Journalism and Communication.
Media frames are vital to peoples’ understanding of issues and events, but this study’s findings highlight the importance of internal frames, or primary frameworks, in shaping public opinion. A rally `round the flag effect did occur at the outset of the Iraq War, which caused Republicans, Democrats and Independents to support the war. Both party affiliation and news attentiveness explained a significant amount of variability in a person’s opinion of the war in 2003. The party affiliation framework is much more vital in determining support for the war when media content is negative. Viewers support media frames that reflect their belief system, and this explains why in 2004 Republicans were supportive of the war yet Democrats and Independents were not.
Gerald M. Kosicki (Advisor)
Osei Appiah (Committee Member)
80 p.
Journalism

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  • Cannon, K. J. (2005). Public Opinion and Media Coverage during the Iraq War: An examination of Media Framing and Priming [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391613393

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cannon, Kahlid. Public Opinion and Media Coverage during the Iraq War: An examination of Media Framing and Priming. 2005. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391613393.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cannon, Kahlid. "Public Opinion and Media Coverage during the Iraq War: An examination of Media Framing and Priming." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391613393

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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