A Tale of Two Turnouts in 2004: Effects of News Frame Valence and Substance on College Students' Levels of Trust, Cynicism, and Political Information Efficacy

Following the 2004 U.S. presidential election, articles from the Associated Press and major news organizations came to very different conclusions regarding the impact of young voters on the election outcome. While some media outlets framed the youth turnout as a success, others framed it as a failur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moldoff, Jason A.
Other Authors: Communication Studies
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32227
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05052007-154607/