Political Talk Radio and the War in Afghanistan

• In Event: War and the Military in Political Communication

Abstract

This study employs a key-word-in-context content analysis of political talk radio to investigate how this non-traditional medium frames the war in Afghanistan. This research identifies the key words used to discuss the concept of terrorism. Collecting data from a conservative and a liberal political talk radio show, the Lars Larson Show and the Thom Hartmann Program, respectively, this analysis serves as a case study for the role of partisan media in framing conflict motivations.

Authors

• Chelsea Langevin, Linfield College

• Claire Oliver, Linfield College