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TV News Frames and the Construction of Electoral Stakes during the 2009 Romanian Presidential Elections
TV News Frames and the Construction of Electoral Stakes during the 2009 Romanian Presidential Elections

Author(s): Mădălina Boţan, Nicoleta Corbu
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Comunicare.ro
Keywords: electoral campaigns; framing; priming; media responsibility

Summary/Abstract: Media coverage of politics represents a vivid imagery of the increasingly fractured relationships between journalists, governance and ordinary people. Based on empirical findings, and noting the exacerbation of the phenomenon during the presidential campaign of 2009, we argue that Romanian media became polarized in an unprecedented manner, fact that increasingly brings into question media ethics and journalistic responsibility.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 51-63
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English