Television News, Public Opinion, and the Iraq War
Do Wartime Rationales Matter?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7501751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Coe (0000-0002-7928-7504, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 486-505 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-6502 • E-ISSN: 1552-3810 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0093650212438916 |
| OpenAlex | W2096416605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
The idea that the public is swayed by the rationales for war that circulate throughout the media environment is well established in popular discourse. Research on the determinants of support for war, however, has largely ignored the role that such rationales might play. This study is the first to directly test the possibility that rationales for war present in news coverage influence public support for war. Pairing a detailed computer-assisted content analysis with measures of public support for the Iraq War, this study shows that, contrary to popular wisdom, rationales for war present in television news have only a limited impact on public attitudes about U.S. military action
Action (physics · Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Iraq war · Mass media · Media studies · News media · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Public support · Social science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Test (biology · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics · Law
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
In Time of War
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics
Validation of Database Search Terms for Content Analysis
The effects of mass communication
American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad
When the Press Fails
Applications of Computer Content Analysis
The Polls—Review
Success Matters
Presidential motives for war
Making the International Local
Projections of Power
The People's Choice
George W. Bush, Television News, and Rationales for the Iraq War
War Stories
Are the American People "Pretty Prudent"? Public Responses to U.S. Uses of Force, 1950-1988
Priming Effects in Complex Information Environments
Same Facts, Different Interpretations
Priming Patriots
How Media Frames Move Public Opinion
The converse‐McGuire model of attitude change and the gulf war opinion rally
As time goes by
War, Casualties, and Public Opinion
Patriotism or Opinion Leadership
Still Pretty Prudent
The Pretty Prudent Public
The Relationships Between Mass Media, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy
Framing and Deliberation
Media Framing and the Dynamics of Racial Policy Preferences
Political Preference Formation
The Gender Gap in Attitudes toward the Gulf War
Media Framing of a Civil Liberties Conflict and Its Effect on Tolerance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |