dc.creator | Anderson, Jennifer Ogg | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-22T00:10:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-12 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-04-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-03282011-145352 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11607 | |
dc.description.abstract | This project is concerned with how televised images of violence on the field of battle affect public support for war. News coverage is a powerful factor in influencing public opinion, but the majority of past empirical work has focused on spoken or written content rather than the visual component of television news. Emotion-laden imagery may evoke powerful reactions that are independent of a news story’s factual information. This dissertation captures the power of war images on television by developing a systematic and reproducible method of coding to measure news imagery. I use this method to conduct an original content analysis of the Vanderbilt Television News Archives, documenting changes in news portrayals of war over time and across news networks. I then examine the effects of violent war images on public support for war, finding that modern televised images of violence dwarf their predecessors in frequency and severity. I also find that the effects of violence negatively influence the public’s view of war. As violent images on television news increase, the public is less likely to support conflict. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | public opinion | |
dc.subject | war | |
dc.subject | television news | |
dc.subject | violence | |
dc.title | Prime Time Politics: Television News and the Visual Framing of War | |
dc.type | dissertation | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Marc J. Hetherington | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Bruce I. Oppenheimer | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Vanessa Beasley | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | PHD | |
thesis.degree.level | dissertation | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Political Science | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2013-04-12 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2013-04-12 | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | John G. Geer | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Cindy D. Kam | |