Authors

Title

Journal

Methodology

Result and Advantages

Mohd Fathir, M. F., Lokman, A. M., Kadir, S. A., Sualman, I.

Social Media Visual Framing towards Political Participation: An Analysis on BERSIH 2.0

(2022) Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication

Content analysis

According to the data, images of demonstrators were most frequently used at the denotative level, followed by images of famous people and placards.

Janét, K., Richards, O., Landrum, A. R.

Headline Format Influences Evaluation of, but Not Engagement with, Environmental News

(2022) Journalism Practice

16(1), pp. 35-55

Experimental method

Science journalists should think about how alternative headline forms affect readers.

Mourão, R. R., Molyneux, L.

Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream

(2021) Journalism Practice

15(8), pp. 1089-1107

Content analysis

Forces of normalization would unite mainstream and alternative journalists in a unified, ubiquitous practice that might combine both more recent and traditional reporting techniques. On the other hand, fragmentation forces would push groups of practitioners farther apart, drawing more distinct lines between mainstream journalism and its offshoots.

Molyneux, L., Mourão, R. R.

Political Journalists’ Normalization of Twitter: Interaction and new affordances

(2019) Journalism Studies

20(2), pp. 248-266

Content analysis

According to research, tweets and retweets are more commonplace than replies and quote tweets, and journalists often disregard the public in favor of conversing with one another in social media echo chambers.

Sahly, A., Shao, C., Kwon, K.H.

Social Media for Political Campaigns: An Examination of Trump’s and Clinton’s Frame Building and Its Effect on Audience Engagement

(2019) Social Media and Society 5(2)

Content analysis

Compared to Clinton, Trump used a wider variety of emotional frames in his messaging, emphasizing conflict and negative emotional frames on Twitter while frequently using positive emotional frames on Facebook. On Twitter and Facebook, Clinton’s strategy largely leaned on confrontation and upbeat emotional states.