Framing terror: an experimental framing effects study of the perceived threat of terrorism

Woods, Joshua

doi:10.1080/17539153.2011.586205

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“…Research has identified, for example, that coverage of particular incidents of political violence, such as the London bombings (Brinson and Stohl 2009), and reporting on contemporary terrorism and its motivations which associated the threat with Islam, heighted public concern of the risk posed by terrorism (Woods 2011) or influenced attitudes towards Muslims, increasing incidents of Islamaphobia (Ansari 2006). Moreover, by embracing consensus or conflict frames in the aftermath of terrorist attacks such as 9/11 and the London bombings, the news media contributed to enhanced support for governments and political leaders (Gadarian 2010).…”

Section: Critical Studies On Terrorismmentioning

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Framing alleged Islamist plots: a case study of British press coverage since 9/11

Matthews

2015

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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In the decade after 9/11, the UK terrorist threat was associated with a series of highprofile counterterrorism operations linked to specific plots. These terrorism-related episodes received significant media attention and, as a consequence, were a visible sign of the contemporary terrorist threat. This article seeks to identify the dominant frames rendered in news media reporting on these episodes. Through a longitudinal study of UK press coverage, the analysis reveals that two prominent frames were present, an inevitability and preparedness frame, with alleged plots serving to underline the risk posed by contemporary terrorism, and a belonging and responsibility frame, which cast later episodes as belonging to the Muslim communities disrupted by police operations.

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Section: Critical Studies On Terrorismmentioning

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Framing alleged Islamist plots: a case study of British press coverage since 9/11

Matthews

2015

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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“…10 As a result, they can advance specific solutions. In this vein, some have argued that the war on terror has not been an objective response to a real threat but rather has been a construct helpful in justifying certain policies.…”

Section: Framing: Theoretical Foundationsmentioning

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The Al Qaeda Brand: The Strategic Use of the “Terrorist” Label

Pokalova

2016

Terrorism and Political Violence

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“…Indep. civil liberties restrictions: political party affiliation (Breckenridge & Moghaddam, 2012;Lahav & Courtmache, 2012), gender (Golebiowska, 1999), race (Gates et al, 1994), and feeling thermometers of Muslims (Woods, 2011). For the weighted correlation matrix of continuous variables of interest, see Table 1.…”

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“…Other covariates. Other covariates were included in all models that have also been shown to have impacts on political sophistication: educational level (Althaus, 2003;Delli-Carpini & Keeter, 1999;Rapp, 2015), household income (Matsubayashi & Ueda, 2011), and age (Rapp, 2015), as well as support for civil liberties restrictions: political party affiliation (Breckenridge & Moghaddam, 2012;Lahav & Courtmache, 2012), gender (Golebiowska, 1999), race (Gates et al, 1994), and feeling thermometers of Muslims (Woods, 2011). For the weighted correlation matrix of continuous variables of interest, see Table 1.…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

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Sophisticated but Scared: The Effects of Political Sophistication, Right‐Wing Authoritarianism, and Threat on Civil Liberty Restrictions

Carriere

Hendricks

Moghaddam

2019

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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Despite the widely ratified United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, support for civil liberties is easily eroded in times of threat. Understanding which factors moderate the relationship between threat and support for civil liberties is critical, yet remains relatively unexplored. In this study, we test a double moderation model in which support for the restriction of civil liberties in the face of threat is moderated by both right-wing authoritarianism and political sophistication. In a national representative dataset (N = 12,507), those low on right-wing authoritarianism became more like their high right-wing authoritarian peers in the face of threat. Also, those more sophisticated about political issues were less supportive of restrictions on civil liberties, but only when threat was low. We tested this model on both restrictions for the in-group, in terms of being wiretapped, and for the out-group, in terms of torturing suspected terrorists. Our results suggest that increasing political sophistication may have desirable consequences when considering the outcomes for in-group members, and we argue for increased efforts to expand the in-group we seek to protect.

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Framing terror: an experimental framing effects study of the perceived threat of terrorism

Cited by 41 publications

References 46 publications

Framing alleged Islamist plots: a case study of British press coverage since 9/11

Framing alleged Islamist plots: a case study of British press coverage since 9/11

The Al Qaeda Brand: The Strategic Use of the “Terrorist” Label

Sophisticated but Scared: The Effects of Political Sophistication, Right‐Wing Authoritarianism, and Threat on Civil Liberty Restrictions

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