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Does News Frame Affect Free Movement Attitudes? A Comparative Analysis
Tobias HeidenreichJakob-moritz EberlChristian SchemerNora TheorinFabienne LindChristine E. MeltzerSebastian GalygaHajo G. BoomgaardenJesper Strömbäcksubject
business.industryCommunication05 social sciencesFrame (networking)Public relations16. Peace & justiceSurvey experimentFree movementAffect (psychology)Framing effect0506 political scienceCore (game theory)Political science0502 economics and business050602 political science & public administration050207 economicsbusinessdescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |