ch. 13 (are framings enough, Ryan and Gamson)

Question 1

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Answer 1

**Framing is necessary but not sufficient (framing matters but it is not the only thing that matters)

We have more than one way of framing an issue

Some SM do not succeed because they do not frame their problems correctly. So the way an issue is framed is crucial

An alternative model to framing is the participatory communication model

• This alternative model treats citizens as collective actors. Groups of people who interact, who are capable of building long term interactions with journalist and of carrying out collaborative, sustained reframing efforts that may involve intense conflict
• participatory communication fosters ongoing dialogues that build new generations of leaders and extend relational networks
• Using this model the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) was successful

*****framing is not enough. No, other factors are extremely important as well

Question 2

what is a frame?

Answer 2

A frame is a thought organizer, highlighting certain events and facts as important an rendering the others as invisible