Talking about Obesity
News Framing of Who Is Responsible for Causing and Fixing the Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19600378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sei-Hill Kim (0000-0002-8846-6360), Sei‐hill Kim (corresponding author), Anne Willis (0000-0002-0829-0474, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship), L Anne Willis |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 359-376 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-0730 • E-ISSN: 1087-0415 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10810730701326051 |
| PMID | 17558788 |
| OpenAlex | W2163618189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 124 |
| References cited | 23 |
Analyzing newspaper articles and television news, we explore how American news media have framed the issue of obesity. More specifically, we analyze the way the media present the question of who is responsible for causing and fixing the problem. Our data reveal that over the last 10 years, mentions of personal causes and solutions significantly have outnumbered societal attributions of responsibility. Recently, however, a balance was established between individualistic and societal attributions of responsibility. Mentions of societal causes and solutions have increased considerably, whereas decreasing numbers of personal solutions have appeared in the media. Findings also indicate that television news is more likely than newspapers to mention personal solutions, but less likely to attribute the responsibility to society
Attribution · Blame · Individualism · Mass media · Moral responsibility · News media · News values · Newspaper · Political science · Public relations · Social responsibility · Climate Change Communication and Perception · History · Law · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 124 |
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| Citations per year | 6,53 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 118 |