Supplemental Material for Can She Be Healthy at Her Weight? Effects of News Media Frames on Antifat Attitudes, Dieting Intentions, and Perceived Health Risks of Obesity

Editorials are a political force used by news media to fulfil its watchdog function in fragile democracies like the Philippines. However, they also serve as a platform to invite a more positive reading of strongman administration. Against the backdrop of media populism, the article will problematize how the Fourth Estate articulates its political stance by examining the tensions and complexities in editorials. It will highlight the ways the media deals with subjects and stories surrounding Rodrigo Duterte. Through an analysis of editorials of four leading dominant news outlets (Bulletin, Inquirer, Rappler, and Star), three meta-thematic categories of media frames are uncovered. First, character degradation frames delineate how the media denounces the ties of Duterte with other political actors, particularly the Marcoses and China’s Xi. Second, pro-establishment frames echo the optimistic mantra of the government amid crisis. And third, non-editorial frames exhibit the failure of media to publish watchdog-inspired editorials. Each of these categories has underlying frames that are indicative of the democratic potential, or lack thereof, of news media.

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What Influences Consumer Evaluation of Genetically Modified Foods?

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing ◽

10.1177/0743915618818168 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 263-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nguyen Pham ◽

Naomi Mandel

Keyword(s):

Health Risk ◽

Health Risks ◽

Genetically Modified ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Genetically Modified Foods ◽

Persuasive Messages ◽

Potential Health ◽

Consumer Evaluation ◽

Safety Message ◽

Gm Foods

Genetically modified (GM) foods have attracted a great deal of controversy. While some consumers and organizations regard GM foods as safe, many other consumers and organizations remain concerned about their potential health risks. The results of three studies suggest that consumers respond differently to persuasive messages regarding GM foods on the basis of their preexisting attitudes. Weak anti-GM consumers tend to comply with a variety of pro-GM messages. In contrast, strong anti-GM consumers exhibit message-opposing behavior. Moreover, they respond just as negatively to a safety message (claiming that GM foods are safe) as to a risk message (claiming that GM foods are unsafe). The mechanism underlying these effects is consumers’ perceived health risk. A benefit message claiming that GM foods are beneficial (e.g., more nutritious than their conventional counterparts) is a better alternative for strong anti-GM consumers. Finally, the results suggest that persuasive messages do not significantly change pro-GM consumers’ evaluations of these foods.

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The role of ideology in the international mainstream news media framing of refugees: A comparison between conservative and liberal newspapers in United States, United Kingdom and Australia*

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies ◽

10.1386/ajms_00006_1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 349-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Linda Jean Kenix ◽

Reza Jarvandi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

News Media ◽

Media Framing ◽

The United States ◽

Media Frames ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Newspaper Reporting ◽

Political Spectrum

This research examines coverage of refugees in an attempt to further understand how media frames are actively, and perhaps ideologically, constructed. Articles between 2010 and 2015 were analysed in accordance with their publication in sixteen different news publications from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. The newspapers were selected from opposite ends of the ideological political spectrum. This research explores the consequences of these findings for the international community and for objective international newspaper reporting.

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Negotiating climate change: A frame analysis of COP21 in British, American, and Chinese news media

Public Understanding of Science ◽

10.1177/0963662518823969 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 519-533 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yeheng Pan ◽

Michaël Opgenhaffen ◽

Baldwin Van Gorp

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

News Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Frame Analysis ◽

The United States ◽

Chinese Media ◽

Climate Politics ◽

Media Frames ◽

Climate Negotiations ◽

American Media

Climate negotiations have increasingly resonated with global governance and world power relations. However, media studies of climate change have paid relatively less attention to media frames of the problem solving. This study addresses this issue by examining the media coverage of COP21 from three countries that have considerable influence on climate politics: the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. By applying an inductive frame analysis, the study identified 10 media frames embedded in the discussions on climate negotiations. A deductive analysis further assessed the prevalence of these frames. The findings suggest that the frames were significantly influenced by the values of the established and emerging powers in the international policy area. The British and American media upheld the underlying norms that have long underpinned the existing Western-led order, while Chinese media coverage manifested a rising power in need of world recognition.

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