The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts
This research explores a phenomenon that we see nearly every day and has implications for how we view people in other nations: Different media outlets may report the same international events either in terms of the nation (e.g., “Russia invades Ukraine”) or in terms of the leader (e.g., “Putin invad...
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| description | This research explores a phenomenon that we see nearly every day and has implications for how we view people in other nations: Different media outlets may report the same international events either in terms of the nation (e.g., “Russia invades Ukraine”) or in terms of the leader (e.g., “Putin invades Ukraine”). Five studies, conducted during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict and involving both field and experimental data, find that readers of nation-framed news about the conflict had worse impressions of the people in the associated nation (Russians) than readers of the corresponding leader-framed version. We explain the psychology behind this framing effect and identify its moderators. Our research underscores the importance of responsible media practices in shaping global perceptions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f29bf848cbc4010bc186b9c643c248c2025-01-22T04:51:43ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752025-01-012010.1017/jdm.2024.36The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International ConflictsShu Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9641-968XXilin Li1Chengyue Huang2Christopher K. Hsee3School of Economic and Management, Tongji University, 1500 Siping Road, Yangpu, Shanghai, China, 200092China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), 699 Hongfeng Rd, Pudong, Shanghai, China, 201203Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, 108 John Pappajohn Business Building Iowa City, IA 52242-1994Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, 1 E Chang’an St, Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100006This research explores a phenomenon that we see nearly every day and has implications for how we view people in other nations: Different media outlets may report the same international events either in terms of the nation (e.g., “Russia invades Ukraine”) or in terms of the leader (e.g., “Putin invades Ukraine”). Five studies, conducted during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict and involving both field and experimental data, find that readers of nation-framed news about the conflict had worse impressions of the people in the associated nation (Russians) than readers of the corresponding leader-framed version. We explain the psychology behind this framing effect and identify its moderators. Our research underscores the importance of responsible media practices in shaping global perceptions.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297524000366/type/journal_articlejudgment and decision-makingsocial perceptiondiscrimination |
| spellingShingle | Shu Wang Xilin Li Chengyue Huang Christopher K. Hsee The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts Judgment and Decision Making judgment and decision-making social perception discrimination |
| title | The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts |
| title_full | The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts |
| title_fullStr | The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts |
| title_short | The Nation or The Leader? Exploring the Effect of Framing in News Coverage of International Conflicts |
| title_sort | nation or the leader exploring the effect of framing in news coverage of international conflicts |
| topic | judgment and decision-making social perception discrimination |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297524000366/type/journal_article |
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