Framing Research in Political Communication

subtle but distinct differences between various concepts of cognitive categorization

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<p>address framing from a more metatheoretical perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>along two dimensions: media vs. audience frames, and frames as independent vs. dependent variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>development of a consistent concept of framing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The type of frame examined (media frames vs. audience frames) and the way frames are operationalized (independent variable or dependent variable)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Previous studies lacked clear conceptual definitions and relied on context-specific, rather than generally applicable operationalizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They posited that framing is not a clearly explicated and generally applicable concept, but only a metaphor that cannot be directly translated into research questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frame building, frame setting, individual-level processes of framing, and a feedback loop from audiences to journalists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Due to vague conceptualizations and lack of clear definitions in previous studies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conceptual problems translating into operational problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers