Does news frame affect free movement attitudes? A comparative analysis.
- Author(s)
- Nora Theorin, Christine Meltzer, Sebastian Galyga, Jesper Strömbäck, Christian Schemer, Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Fabienne Lind, Tobias Heidenreich, Hajo Boomgaarden
- Abstract
The policy of free movement-one of the core principles of the European Union-has become increasingly politicized. This makes it more important to understand how attitudes toward free movement are shaped, and the role of the media. The purpose of this study is therefore to investigate how news frames affect attitudes toward free movement, and whether education moderates framing effects. The findings from a survey experiment conducted in seven European countries show that the effects are few and inconsistent across countries. This suggest that these attitudes are not easily shifted by exposure to a single news frame.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Communication
- External organisation(s)
- University of Gothenburg, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Universität Zürich (UZH)
- Journal
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
- Volume
- 98
- Pages
- 725–748
- No. of pages
- 24
- ISSN
- 1077-6990
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990211006793
- Publication date
- 09-2021
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 508020 Political communication
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/3a23d3aa-312d-4903-925d-b305f67f704d