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In the 1990s, the "new media" emerged as a major political factor in the United States. As the decade wore on, more and more Americans made use of new news sources, such as cable news, political talk programs, and Internet news. While several studies have discussed how new media coverage of politics differs from traditional news, very little systematic analysis has been conducted. Furthermore, very little has been done to empirically examine the effect of the new media on public opinion. I argue that new political news differs from traditional news by dramatizing American politics and the political process. I contend that the new media's coverage of conflict, scandal, sensationalism, and other aspects of political drama is more extensive than today's traditional media. The content analysis findings indicate such a difference does exist, and the experimental analysis illustrates that dramatically framed news adversely influences public support for political leaders and erodes public trust in the news media. |
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Name: American Political Science Association
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| Morris, Jonathan. "The New Media and the Dramatization of American Politics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66276_index.html> |
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| Morris, J. , 2002-08-28 "The New Media and the Dramatization of American Politics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66276_index.html |
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Abstract: In the 1990s, the "new media" emerged as a major political factor in the United States. As the decade wore on, more and more Americans made use of new news sources, such as cable news, political talk programs, and Internet news. While several studies have discussed how new media coverage of politics differs from traditional news, very little systematic analysis has been conducted. Furthermore, very little has been done to empirically examine the effect of the new media on public opinion. I argue that new political news differs from traditional news by dramatizing American politics and the political process. I contend that the new media's coverage of conflict, scandal, sensationalism, and other aspects of political drama is more extensive than today's traditional media. The content analysis findings indicate such a difference does exist, and the experimental analysis illustrates that dramatically framed news adversely influences public support for political leaders and erodes public trust in the news media. |
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| The New Media and the Dramatization of American Politics* Jonathan (Jay) Morris Miami University Department of Political Science Oxford OH 45056 5135292000 morrisjs@muohio.edu * Prepared for delivery at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting August 29 -- September 1 2002 Boston MA. 1 Abstract In the 1990s the "new media" emerged as a major political factor in the United States. As the decade wore on more and more Americans made use of new news sources such as cable |
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