Framing of the 2003 U.S.-Iraq War Demonstrations: An Analysis of News and Partisan Texts.

This study examines press coverage of pro- and anti-war demonstrations before and during the 2003 U.S.-led Iraq war. Computer analysis revealed the existence of partisan master frames in texts by pro- and anti-war organizational groups, and that news articles about each group reflected the frames of...

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Publicado en:Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 78 - 97
Autores principales: Luther, Catherine A., Miller, M. Mark
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Spring2005
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Sumario:This study examines press coverage of pro- and anti-war demonstrations before and during the 2003 U.S.-led Iraq war. Computer analysis revealed the existence of partisan master frames in texts by pro- and anti-war organizational groups, and that news articles about each group reflected the frames of the group in question more so than the opposing group's frames. An examination of cues of legitimization and delegitimization in the news articles showed that cue words of delegitimization were used more in anti-war articles than in pro-war articles. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.