Who's in the Game? The Framing of Election 2000 by The Globe and Mail and The National Post

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a content analysis of election–related headlines in Canada's two English–language national newspapers, The Globe and Mail and The National Post, over the course of the 36–day 2000 federal election campaign. We found that the two national newspapers' headlines revealed differences in issue emphasis, leader portrayals and party assessment. Yet both newspapers embraced a game frame for election coverage–by focusing on the horse–race, leader personalities and campaign strategies–to the neglect of campaign issues and ideological distinctions between parties. These findings suggest that media game framing can result in troublesome consequences for constructive citizen engagement in election activities.

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“…Examples include stories about opinion polls, who won debates, campaign strategies, and financial strengths (Davis, 1990;Nord & Stromback, 2005;Patterson, 1993). Trimble and Sampert (2004), p. 69) argued that 'journalists effectively de-politicize electoral democracy by telling stories about the most superficial, episodic and tactical elements of the campaign,' trivializing politics. Game-framed coverage may magnify trivial episodes into 'media crises,' confusing voters about their importance (Davis, 1990, p. 162).…”

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“…Although the typical unit of measurement employed in these studies is the story (Choi, 2009;Matthes, 2009;Mendelsohn, 1993;Trimble & Sampert, 2004;Wagenberg et al, 1988;Wilson, 1980-81), I agree with Entman (2006) that the "story as a unit of analysis does not allow us to measure relative dominance and saturation more precisely" (p. 219). The statement as the unit of analysis increases coder reliability and provides a more valid measure of television coverage of the crisis.…”

“…Canadian election content analyses have also found that the media view politics from a strategic frame (Mendelsohn, 1993;Sampert & Trimble, 2003;Soroka & Andrew, 2010;Trimble & Sampert, 2004;Wagenberg, Soderlund, Romanow, & Briggs, 1988;Wilson, 1980-81). Even when Canadian researchers go beyond election studies, they tend to find that strategic frames dominate.…”

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