“Believe Survivors” or “Enough Already”?: How Elite Discourse Shapes Public Understanding of Focusing Events

• In Event: Twitter, Trump, and America's Image Abroad

Brief Overview

Using semantic network analysis, we investigate the relationship between narratives created by elites in a mediated environment and the extent to which they are echoed by the general public, focusing on the Kavanaugh nomination as a case study.

Authors

• Janel Jett, Purdue University

• Amber N Lusvardi, Purdue University

• Eric Wiemer, Purdue University