In this article, the authors discuss the three most important strategic framing choices by
political actors (“substantive emphasis choice,”“oppositional emphasis choice,” and “contest …

In this article, the author focuses on the relationship between political actors and the mass
media. The author uses media frames as dependent variables and investigates the factors …

This article analyzes framing strategies by political actors and their impact on media framing.
By framing the issue strategically, we argue that political actors face three strategic choices …

In this article, the author reviews the studies in this special issue of the American Behavioral
Scientist. It is a strong collection of articles reporting findings from an integrated project that …

News frames are patterns of news construction journalists rely on to present information to
their audiences. While much of the research on news frames has focused on their …

This article builds on the previous research that focused more specifically on the candidate-
media dynamic within the agenda-setting process and extends the research in the direction …

Introduction Framing Political Issues in American Politics Karen Callaghan and Frauke
Schnell In 1937 the Institute for Propaganda Analysis, a governmentfunded research center …

Campaigns can shape vote choice decisions by effectively framing issues for voters. I
examine how campaigns do this by studying the content of issues appeals in television …

We explore whether campaign news that emphasizes the strategic motivations for a
candidate's promises increases negative evaluations of the campaign and reduces …

R esearch on agenda setting and framing has dominated over four decades of empirical
communication science inquiry on the inter-face of media and politics. By some accounts …