Presidential rhetoric and news rhetoric

Ying Roselyn Du*

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Abstract

This study examines the role of U.S. presidents as a news source in the media agenda shaping process. DICTION text-analysis software was used to analyze transcripts of U.S. presidents’ state of the union addresses and related news coverage from 1981 to 2007. DICTION software calculated scores for five major dimensions of content in the addresses and related news stories. Results revealed that the addresses and related news coverage contained dissimilar rhetoric, suggesting that, overall, the presidents had little influence on independent media outlets in that regard.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedia Influence
Subtitle of host publicationBreakthroughs in Research and Practice
PublisherIGI Global
Pages9-23
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781522539315
ISBN (Print)9781522539292
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

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