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Frame Adoption in Referendum Campaigns : The Effect of News Coverage on the Public Salience of Issue Interpretations

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2012
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Wettstein, M. (2012). Frame Adoption in Referendum Campaigns : The Effect of News Coverage on the Public Salience of Issue Interpretations. American Behavioral Scientist, 56(3), 318–333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764211426328

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Answering the call for nonexperimental framing effects research, this article analyzes the effects of news frames on citizens’ political cognitions using data derived from a campaign on the naturalization of immigrants. A content analysis of TV and newspaper coverage was combined at the individual level with answers to open- and closed-ended panel survey questions. The results largely confirm prior experimental framing effects research. Media frames had a strong impact on their public salience. Prior to the campaign, however, audience

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  • Wettstein, Martin
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56

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3

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318

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333

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English

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2012

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2012-12-07

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American Behavioral Scientist

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0002-7642

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145 since deposited on 2012-12-07
Acq. date: 2025-11-12

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Wettstein, M. (2012). Frame Adoption in Referendum Campaigns : The Effect of News Coverage on the Public Salience of Issue Interpretations. American Behavioral Scientist, 56(3), 318–333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764211426328

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