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A content analysis of online interactions was conducted to examine the effects of strategic news coverage on political cynicism among audiences. News stories from the websites of ABC News, CBS News, USA Today, and The Washington Post were analyzed for the uses of media frames in the coverage of the embryonic stem cell research controversy (n = 49). Public comments in response to the news coverage were analyzed through the social constructions of political cynicism and pre-attitudes toward embryonic stem cell research (n = 490). The study found that the strategic news frame in media content was significantly correlated with political cynicism implied in public comments even when the effects of covariates (i.e., pre-attitudes toward the issue and website source) were controlled. As a study investigating the effects of strategic news frame on political attitudes in a non-experiment setting, it confirmed the risk strategic news coverage poses to participatory democracy. |
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Name: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication URL: http://www.aejmc.org
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| Wang, Weirui. "The Effects of Strategic News Coverage on Political Cynicism: A Content Analysis of Online Interactions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Marriott Downtown, Chicago, IL, Aug 06, 2008 <Not Available>. 2008-12-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p272219_index.html> |
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| Wang, W. , 2008-08-06 "The Effects of Strategic News Coverage on Political Cynicism: A Content Analysis of Online Interactions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Marriott Downtown, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2008-12-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p272219_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: A content analysis of online interactions was conducted to examine the effects of strategic news coverage on political cynicism among audiences. News stories from the websites of ABC News, CBS News, USA Today, and The Washington Post were analyzed for the uses of media frames in the coverage of the embryonic stem cell research controversy (n = 49). Public comments in response to the news coverage were analyzed through the social constructions of political cynicism and pre-attitudes toward embryonic stem cell research (n = 490). The study found that the strategic news frame in media content was significantly correlated with political cynicism implied in public comments even when the effects of covariates (i.e., pre-attitudes toward the issue and website source) were controlled. As a study investigating the effects of strategic news frame on political attitudes in a non-experiment setting, it confirmed the risk strategic news coverage poses to participatory democracy. |
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| Effects of Strategic News 1 Student Paper: Special-call Paper on New Media and Politics Running Head: Effects of Strategic News Coverage The Effects of Strategic News Coverage on Political Cynicism: A Content Analysis of News Coverage and Online Discussion of the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Controversy Weirui Wang Penn State University Abstract A content analysis of online interactions was conducted to examine the effects of strategic news coverage on political cynicism among audiences. News stories from the websites of |
| = strategic frame) 1.427 18.853 1 4.167 *** Pre-attitude (I/R: 0 = positive 1 = ambivalent/implicit 2 = negative) 0.836 40.442 1 2.306 *** Website (Reference category: ABC News) CBS News .788 6.099 1 2.200 * USA Today .805 7.919 1 2.237 ** The Washington Post .860 5.700 1 2.364 * Constant -2.220 35.994 1 .109 *** Note: ***p<.001 ** p <.01 * p <.05. |
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