Politics as an issue or strategic debate. Framing of the 2012 Mexican electoral campaign in the digital press

The media play a crucial role during election campaigns, transferring information that will be used by citizens in their decision-making. In order to detect how the digital press framed the election for the presidency of Mexico in 2012, a content analysis (n = 1287) of the campaign news was conducte...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Muñiz, Carlos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repository:Comunicación y Sociedad
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/64
Online Access:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/64
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Framing
strategic game frame
issue frame
electoral campaign
digital press
encuadre de juego político
encuadre de asunto o temático
campaña electoral
prensa digital
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Summary:The media play a crucial role during election campaigns, transferring information that will be used by citizens in their decision-making. In order to detect how the digital press framed the election for the presidency of Mexico in 2012, a content analysis (n = 1287) of the campaign news was conducted. The study found a predominant use of a strategic game frame throughout the campaign, at the expense of an issue frame.