Who and What Drive Issue Framing on Biofuels?

Abstract

Building off research on the agenda setting relationship among the media, the president, and Congress. This poster examines whether the media, the president, and Congress influence one anothers issue framing, as well as, whether outside forces such as focusing events and economic trends influence these actors. I focus specifically on the issue area of biofuels. The results indicate that these actors had very little influence on one another. In contrast, framing by the media, the president, and Congress were highly influenced by focusing events and economic trends.