Board #9 - Election News in 2008 and 2016: An Analysis of Political News from Upper Midwest Local Television Stations and Differences in News Coverage across Stations and between Two Historic Election Seasons

• In Event: 83-302 - Poster Session: Social Media, Media, and Communication

Brief Overview

Drawing on approximately 1,000 annotated news transcripts, this project considers local television election news coverage in 2008 and 2016 and compares coverage across stations and between election cycles, analyzing framing, tone, and story content.

Authors

• Bjorn Tofteland Holtey, Independent Researcher

• Beck Jameson Woollen, Carleton College

• Charles Solomon, Carleton College

• Matthew Vincent, Carleton College

• Victoria Kindall, Carleton College

• Nicholas Nguyen, Carleton College

• Mackenzie Jones