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Evaluations of protesters “were significantly more supportive when participants were exposed to news coverage with the debate frame than when participants were exposed to news coverage with the confrontation or riot frames. Debate-framed articles also increased the negative assessment of police behavior."

Protest Coverage Matters: How Media Framing and Visual Communication Affects Support for Black Civil Rights Protests Protest Coverage Matters: How Media Framing and Visual Communication Affects Support for Black Civil Rights Protests For protester criticism, those who were exposed to the debate frame were less likely to view protesters’ actions negatively than those exposed to the confrontation and riot frames . For protester criticism, those who were exposed to the debate frame were less likely to view protesters’ actions negatively than those exposed to the confrontation and riot frames .
Protest Coverage Matters: How Media Framing and Visual Communication Affects Support for Black Civil Rights Protests
Mass Communication and Society
Kilgo, Danielle K. / Mourao, Rachel R.
In Press, 2021
10.1080/15205436.2021.1884724
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