Papers by Dennis Lichtenstein
Springer eBooks, Sep 25, 2022
This variable examines how politics in general or specific political issues are framed in satiric... more This variable examines how politics in general or specific political issues are framed in satirical shows. Some studies that aim to analyze the political substance in the shows differentiate between the framing of politics as an issue and the framing of politics as a strategic game (e.g., Brewer & Marquart, 2007; Fox et al., 2007). Studies that aim to analyze how satirical shows differ from other media programs in their perspective on specific policy issues use a more differentiated catalogue of issue specific frames or code frame elements (Nitsch & Lichtenstein, 2019). Field of application/theoretical foundation: The difference between issue and strategy frames has its roots in research on the softening of news (e.g., Lawrence, 2000). Whereas strategy frames are said to attract the audience attention but contribute to political cynicism, issue frames provide substantial political information. Studies that use issue-specific frames are usually interested in satire as an alternativ...
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Papers by Dennis Lichtenstein