The Emotional Landscape of American Media: News in Election Years 2010-2020

• In Event: Framing and Emotional Cues in News Coverage

Brief Overview

We know little about the antecedents of public emotions in US elections. I argue that differences in the emotional signals of anchors on cable or traditional broadcast news account for differences in public emotions during the course of an election.

Author

• Erin Cikanek, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor