Contest Framing and its Effects on Voter (DE)Mobilisation

Lengauer, Günther; Höller, Iris

doi:10.1080/13183222.2012.11009097

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“…Factors to routinely check involve the visibility and prominence of a given content feature. Most approaches weigh in and match mean scores of a certain content feature with exposure (see, e.g., Lengauer & Höller, 2012). However, such mean scores can be based on just a few observations or a large number.…”

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Linking Survey and Media Content Data: Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls

Vreese

Boukes

Schuck

et al. 2017

Communication Methods and Measures

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In media effects research a fundamental choice is often made between (field) experiments or observational studies that rely on survey data in combination with data about the information environment or media coverage. Such studies linking survey data and media content data are often dubbed "linkage studies." On the one hand, such designs are the state of the art in our field and on the other hand, they come with a long list of challenges and choices. This article reviews the rationales for linkage studies, outlines different types of linkage studies, reviews the state-of-the-art in this area, discusses which survey and content items to use in an analysis, reviews different types of analyses, outlines considerations for alternative specifications, and provides a step-by-step example.

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Linking Survey and Media Content Data: Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls

Vreese

Boukes

Schuck

et al. 2017

Communication Methods and Measures

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“…Evidence for the effects of strategic news on demobilization and civic involvement also is mixed. For instance, some argue that journalists' increasing emphasis on strategy frames has encouraged political engagement over the years (Norris, 2000; see also Adriaansen, Van Praag, & de Vreese, 2012), but others find that it erodes intention to participate (Borah, 2014a) as well as actual turnout (Lengauer & Höller, 2012).…”

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The Consequences of Strategic News Coverage for Democracy: A Meta-Analysis

Zoizner

2018

Communication Research

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One of the most dominant ways of covering politics in the media is by focusing on politicians’ strategies for gaining public support and their positions at the polls. The conventional wisdom is that this tendency—usually referred to as strategic, horse race, or game coverage—has negative consequences for democracy because it increases political alienation. Others argue, however, that the public’s attraction to strategic coverage improves knowledge about issues and encourages civic engagement. This study examines the consequences of strategic coverage by performing a meta-analysis of published and unpublished studies. Based on 54 findings from 32 studies and 38,658 respondents, I show that across studies and contexts, strategic coverage increases political cynicism ( d = 0.32), reduces substance-based political knowledge ( d = −0.31), and discourages positive evaluations regarding the news items ( d = −0.22). However, there is no evidence that this coverage erodes participation. These findings correspond with scholars’ previous concerns.

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The Power of Polls?

Roy

Singh²,

Fournier

2021

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Public opinion polls have become increasingly prominent during elections, but how they affect voting behaviour remains uncertain. In this work, we estimate the effects of poll exposure using an experimental design in which we randomly assign the availability of polls to participants in simulated election campaigns. We draw upon results from ten independent experiments conducted across six countries on four continents (Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to examine how polls affect the amount of information individuals seek and the votes that they cast. We further assess how poll effects differ according to individual-level factors, such as partisanship and political sophistication, and the content included in polls and how it is presented. Our work provides a comprehensive assessment of the power of polls and the implications for poll reporting in contemporary elections.

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Contest Framing and its Effects on Voter (DE)Mobilisation

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Linking Survey and Media Content Data: Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls

Linking Survey and Media Content Data: Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls

The Consequences of Strategic News Coverage for Democracy: A Meta-Analysis

The Power of Polls?

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