The effects of photographic and textual framing on public support and risk perception of controversial and non-controversial sciences

• Main Author: Lee, Edmund Wei Jian
• Other Authors: Shirley Ho Soo Yee
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Visual communication; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Public opinion
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61657
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Studies on framing have shown that how the media frame an issue can significantly impact public perception and acceptance of science and emerging technologies. However, many of these studies have examined textual framing without considering the role of photographs in the framing process. This study...