Fox News' use of framing allows them to create biased, right wing programming which they use to scare and persuade the American public.
Framing is the most persuasive and most important media practice. Gate-Keeping and Agenda Setting is what gets on air, what gets seen by the American public. Framing however, is what you tell people to think about a subject and how you present these stories. Whether it be in a positive or negative light. How you make a person feel about a subject, dictates how they think, act, and vote.
Fox uses framing to put instill negative ideas about liberal figures into the heads of Americans. Before the 2008 election, Fox ran many questionable stories about Obama, one accused him of having Muslim roots, one accused him of supporting terrorists. The most ridiculous story was calling a 'fist bump' he did with his wife a 'terrorist fist jab.' This was definitely a smear by fox news to convince viewers that Obama is a terrorist
The Muslim Obama Smear
The Terrorist Fist Jab Smear
Great job. Keep it up.
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