The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity.
This dissertation examined how celebrity candidates were framed in political discourse, specifically in election news coverage. It proposed that the news frames on celebrity candidates would revolve around their public persona(s) and star power more so than their credibility as a politician.
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| author | Seah, Lucinda Kar Hui. |
| author2 | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
| author_facet | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Seah, Lucinda Kar Hui. |
| author_sort | Seah, Lucinda Kar Hui. |
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| description | This dissertation examined how celebrity candidates were framed in political discourse, specifically in election news coverage. It proposed that the news frames on celebrity candidates would revolve around their public persona(s) and star power more so than their credibility as a politician. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/16932019-12-10T12:22:08Z The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. Seah, Lucinda Kar Hui. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on entertainment This dissertation examined how celebrity candidates were framed in political discourse, specifically in election news coverage. It proposed that the news frames on celebrity candidates would revolve around their public persona(s) and star power more so than their credibility as a politician. Master of Mass Communication 2008-09-10T08:35:23Z 2008-09-10T08:35:23Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1693 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on entertainment Seah, Lucinda Kar Hui. The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title | The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title_full | The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title_fullStr | The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title_short | The 2003 California recall election : an analysis of news framing and the celebrity. |
| title_sort | 2003 california recall election an analysis of news framing and the celebrity |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on entertainment |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1693 |
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