July 27, 2006
Category: Global Warming
Ten climate scientists who disagree about the linkages between global warming and more intense hurricanes have released a joint statement warning that regardless of the resolution of the scientific debate, hurricanes remain a serious threat, and that policymakers need...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 12:09 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 26, 2006
Category: Stem Cell / Cloning Research
Gallup has released poll findings indicating that 58% of the public disagrees with the Bush veto decision. This finding is not surprising, since it closely parallels the level of public support measured in independent polls for ESC research using...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 9:31 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 24, 2006
Category: Stem Cell / Cloning Research
I run against the tastes of my generation in that I have never been much of a fan of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. As a recent study finds, I have always believed that the show serves a damaging...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 10:41 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 23, 2006
Category: Stem Cell / Cloning Research
The Bush administration isn't the only government opposing the expansion of publicly-funded ESC research. This week, Germany joined with Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia in opposing a EU proposal to allow public funding for ESC research on...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 11:15 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 22, 2006
Category: Stem Cell / Cloning Research
Below I provide an overview of the Editorials printed at the national and major regional newspapers. Without exception, the newspapers denounce Bush's decision. Most go with the "moral inconsistency" angle: why prevent research that could save lives when the...
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July 20, 2006
Category: Stem Cell / Cloning Research
I'm sorting through all the news coverage this week, and will be having posts forthcoming summarizing the major frames and narratives that appeared in Editorials, Op-Eds, soundbites, and news coverage, but to start, the most stunning outcome from yesterday's...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 11:00 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 17, 2006
Category: Global Warming
Previously I posted that journalists and news organizations have a "limited carrying capacity," meaning that they can't pay attention to all issues all the time, so that when one issue or set of issues rise in attention, other issues...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 4:49 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 15, 2006
Category: FRAME: Economic Competitiveness
The political debate over stem cell research in Australia is following a pattern similar to the controversy in the U.S. This week, after Australian PM John Howard announced that he would support a continued Federal ban on medical cloning, a...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 12:06 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 13, 2006
Category: FRAME: Ethics/Morality
Last week was the ten year anniversary of the birth of the cloned sheep Dolly. Looking around for good examples of visual framing for a course I teach in Political Communication, I came across this classic comparison between the...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 11:35 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Issue Attention Cycles
The media, policy, and public agenda can be said to have a "limited carrying capacity." Since neither news organizations,members of Congress, nor the public can devote equal amounts of resources and attention to all issues, the rise in attention to...
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Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 10:48 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
