Different Year, (Mostly) Same Coverage: Comparing the 2016 and 2020 Election News Posted on Facebook

IF 3.4 2区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI:10.1177/10776990241260832

Rebecca R. Donaway, David E. Silva, Myiah J. Hutchens

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Abstract

Presidential elections typically follow a consistent pattern of news coverage. After the 2016 election, the news media faced intense criticism, a process called metajournalistic discourse. This research seeks to understand how election coverage may have shifted in 2020 considering this public scrutiny. By conducting a quantitative content analysis of news posted on Facebook during the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential campaigns, we show that despite self-reflective calls to do better, much of the campaign coverage remained unchanged in 2020. Finally, we detail how election coverage from traditional, partisan, and online-first networks evolved (or not) between 2016 and 2020.

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不同的年份，（大部分）相同的报道：比较 Facebook 上发布的 2016 年和 2020 年大选新闻

总统大选的新闻报道通常遵循一贯的模式。2016 年大选之后，新闻媒体面临着激烈的批评，这一过程被称为 "元新闻话语"。本研究试图了解，考虑到这种公众监督，2020 年的大选报道可能会发生怎样的转变。通过对 2016 年和 2020 年美国总统竞选期间在 Facebook 上发布的新闻进行定量内容分析，我们发现，尽管有自我反省要求做得更好，但大部分竞选报道在 2020 年仍保持不变。最后，我们详细介绍了传统网络、党派网络和网络优先网络的选举报道在 2016 年至 2020 年间是如何发展（或没有发展）的。

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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly COMMUNICATION-

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5.60%

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期刊介绍： Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly focuses on research in journalism and mass communication. Each issue features reports of original investigation, presenting the latest developments in theory and methodology of communication, international communication, journalism history, and social and legal problems. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly also contains book reviews. Refereed. Published four times a year.