Framing Science
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Press/Politics
- Vol. 8 (2), 36-70
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1081180x02251047
Abstract
Applying the theories of agenda building and frame building and previous work related to the shared negotiations between sources and journalists in constructing news dramas, this article examines the role of the mass media in the evolution of the stem cell controversy. How does a scientific issue gain, maintain, or lose political and media attention? What forces combine to emphasize certain dimensions of an issue over others? Using data from a content analysis of stem cell–related articles appearing between 1975 and 2001 in the New York Times and the Washington Post, the authors analyze patterns of media attention, media framing, and media sourcing across stages of scientific, political, and policy development.Keywords
This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- Biotechnology and the American MediaScience Communication, 2002
- Framing as a Theory of Media EffectsJournal of Communication, 1999
- Telling Stories About Global Climate ChangeCommunication Research, 1999
- Toward a Theory of Press-State Relations in the United StatesJournal of Communication, 1990
- Sources and Channels of Local NewsJournalism Quarterly, 1989
- Media Discourse and Public Opinion on Nuclear Power: A Constructionist ApproachAmerican Journal of Sociology, 1989
- Manuscript refereesQuarterly Journal of Speech, 1978
- Storytelling in criminal trials: A model of social judgmentQuarterly Journal of Speech, 1978
- The Politics of Agenda-Building: An Alternative Perspective for Modern Democratic TheoryThe Journal of Politics, 1971