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To determine the prevalence of five established news frames—attribution of responsibility, conflict, human interest, economic consequences, and morality—in European political news coverage.

June 1, 2000Journal of Communication

Framing European politics: A Content Analysis of Press and Television News

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HSHolli A. SemetkoEmory University PVPatti M. ValkenburgUniversity of Amsterdam

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Content analysis uncovers differential use of political news frames across European media outlets, indicating that outlet seriousness shapes framing more than the delivery medium.

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To determine the prevalence of five established news frames—attribution of responsibility, conflict, human interest, economic consequences, and morality—in European political news coverage.
Conducted a quantitative content analysis of 2,601 newspaper stories and 1,522 television news stories surrounding the 1997 Amsterdam European heads of state summit.
Assessed frame prevalence across medium types (television vs. print press) and outlet styles (serious vs. sensationalist).
Attribution of responsibility was the most frequently utilized frame overall, followed sequentially by conflict, economic consequences, human interest, and morality.
Frame selection differed significantly by outlet style rather than medium, with serious outlets employing responsibility and conflict frames more frequently, while sensationalist outlets favored the human interest frame.

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Semetko et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6ceac41375cf86eed8c04 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02843.x

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Content analysis uncovers differential use of political news frames across European media outlets, indicating that outlet seriousness shapes framing more than the delivery medium.

Framing European politics: A Content Analysis of Press and Television News

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Framing European politics: A Content Analysis of Press and Television News

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