Abstract
This study analyzes how a female candidate was presented in the news media and on her campaign website, in order to compare the politics of gender representation in news coverage and campaign communication. Content analysis of news coverage of a Korean female candidate and the candidate's website shows that the female candidate was differently portrayed in the two media in presentations of personal trait frames, the linkage between issues and personal traits, and other gender-related characteristics, although the quantity of issue frames did not differ significantly. The findings suggest that although the news coverage still tends to reinforce gender stereotypes regarding a female candidate, the candidate used or articulated gender identities in her campaign website to oppose framing stereotypes in the traditional news media.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 601-620 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- articulation
- campaign and strategic communication
- digital media
- political public relations
- politics of representation
- politics on the Web
- the Internet and politics
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