Image bite analysis of political visuals: Understanding the visual framing process in election news

The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 209-237

  Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a   Bucy, Erik P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203938669     Document Type: Chapter

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