COMM 201: Media Framing Analysis: Books and Websites
Library resources to help you complete your Media Framing Analysis assignment
Check out these books
Framing American PoliticsHow issues are framed matters enormously for the way they are understood and debated. Check out chapter 1 for an intro to media framing!
Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in AmericaThis book is easy to read. Chapter 1 introduces media framing with helpful examples!
News Framing EffectsThis book is free online!
“News Framing Effects Theory: An Integrative View” by Sophie Lecheler and Claes H De Vreese is licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. © 2019 Sophie Lecheler and Claes H. de Vreese.
Examples of Media Framing
Here are three articles that are doing media framing analysis on a few topics. You can look at these as examples.
Media Literacy Resources
- Distinguishing among news, opinion and propagandaFrom the News Literacy Project
- Opinion Pieces FAQWhat's the difference between an editorial, an op-ed, and a letter to the editor? Find out at this FAQ.
- Can media framing be a good thing?When we talk about ‘media framing’ it’s usually in a negative light, how the news might cover something in a way that takes information out of context, sensationalizes it, or connects it to some kind of larger narrative.
But could there be an upside to framing? Is it always necessarily a bad thing? - News Source, Ethics, and TransparencyLibrary guide showing some evaluation criteria for news sources
Purpose of Information
According to the News Literacy Project, there are six primary purposes for information. Not all information is created equal, and the credibility of different types of information often depends on their purpose.
- Six Zones of InformationHandout from the News Literacy Project, highlighting the 6 primary purposes for information.