Activating Racial Sympathy and Resentment with News Frames

• In Event: Media Effects in Times of Crisis and Change

Brief Overview

News frames related to the pandemic present both opportunity and danger in how they might have shaped white Americans’ attitudes. This study investigates the role of racial sympathy and racial resentment in responding to news with racial primes.

Authors

• Martina Santia, Syracuse University

• Joshua Darr, Syracuse University