Framing a War and a People: A Mixed Methods Study of Portrayals of Iraqi Violence

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dc.contributor.authorDittmer, Jacob Peter
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-20T23:22:04Z
dc.date.available2009-10-20T23:22:04Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.descriptionix, 99 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how the news media and U.S. officials within the Bush administration utilized rhetoric and specific words over others to frame the violence and civil unrest in Iraq following the U.S. invasion. This study incorporates a mixed methods approach to framing analysis. It seeks to advance framing research into the role of the media in presenting dominant frames set forth by powerful political elites. By examining Department of Defense news briefings, this study critiques the officials' framing of the violence and unrest in Iraq. Likewise, through a content analysis of two newspapers' coverage of the Iraq War, it examines the frequency of certain key terms as it attempts to locate the emergence of dominant rhetorical frames, particularly "insurgency." Results reveal that officials framed Iraq's insurgency as part of the war on terror and the insurgency frame emerged in print during the periods of study.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in charge: Prof. John Russial, Chair; Prof. Patricia A Curtin; Prof. Carl Bybeeen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/9867
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, School of Journalism and Communication, M.A., 2009;
dc.subjectIraq War, 2003-2011
dc.subjectRhetoric
dc.subjectUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
dc.titleFraming a War and a People: A Mixed Methods Study of Portrayals of Iraqi Violenceen_US
dc.title.alternativeMixed Methods Study of Portrayals of Iraqi Violenceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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