Public Frame Building: The Role of Source Usage in Times of Crisis

• Published in: Communication research Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 956 - 981
• Main Author: van der Meer, Toni G. L. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Frame structures; Information Sources; Public buildings; Triangulation; public; framing; crisis; sources; social media

New media have markedly enhanced the public’s capacity to influence the framing of an issue, especially within crisis situations. By relying on research triangulation, this study aims to map the comprehensive frame-building process of the public as an understudied domain within framing and crisis re...