This study is based on my dissertation titled "Framing Infectious Diseases and U.S. Public Opinion," research for which was conducted between 2006 and 2011. In my study, I used both qualitative and quantitative research methods--content analysis and analysis of survey opinions to investigate public support for domestic and foreign policies on transnational infectious diseases in the post-Cold War era. I examined the impact of media frames on public perception of infectious diseases through content analysis of newspaper reports. I sampled stories on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, avian flu, and HIV/AIDS from coverage in The New York Times and The Washington Post between 1999 and 2007. I also drew surveys of public opinion on infectious diseases in the same time from databases like Health Poll Search and iPOLL. I used statistical analysis to test the relationship between media framing of diseases and changes in public opinion. I reflect on the challenges, advantages, and disadvantages of using mixed methods in studying framing effects of media frames.
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1-5264-7959-1
OCLC
1084538355
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