Framing Science
cmooney | March 2, 2007 There's a very interesting write-up of a talk fellow ScienceBlogger Matt Nisbet, of Framing Science, just gave at Illinois State. The write up comes from the student paper over there. Here's an excerpt:
Through a theory called "Framing," Nisbet displayed how the media can affect people's views on politics.
"Framing," Nisbet said, "gives certain dimensions of a complex topic greater apparent relevance." In other words, framing emphasizes different aspects of a topic and what gets emphasized is all based on the writer's opinion. The whole thing, as Nisbet said, is "reference dependent."
Nisbet…