International Communication Association
Seoul, South Korea, July 2002

 
Tuesday, July 16

2121 Priming, Framing, and Setting the Agenda in the Candidate-Media-Audience Triangle  
8:15-9:30 a.m. Rialto A
Chair. Stephen D. Reese, U of Texas, Austin
A Test of the Network Models of Political Priming. Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier, David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen and Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen, U of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Priming Effects in Complex Information Environments: Reassessing the Impact of News Discourse on Presidential Approval.* Scott L. Althaus and Young Mie Kim, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
Presidential Rhetoric: An Analysis on the Inaugural Address by Kim Dae-Jung, the 15th President of the Republic of Korea. Suman Lee, Syracuse U, N.Y.
Visual Images of the 2000 Presidential Candidates in Editorial Cartoons. Hyoungkoo Khang, U of Florida, Gainesville
Campaign Agenda Formation: Issue Ownership and Tone of Presentation in Candidate Agenda Setting. Young Min, U of Texas, Austin
Respondent. Wayne Wanta, U of Missouri, Columbia

2213 How Campaign Communication Affects the Electorate  
9:45-11:00 a.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Christina Holtz-Bacha, U of Mainz, Germany
Gender and Political Knowledge During the United States 2000 Presidential General Election: An Examination of Knowledge Gap in Battleground Versus Non-Battleground States. Kate Kenski, U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
The Role of Debate Viewing in Establishing “Enlightened Preference” in the 2000 Presidential Election. R. Lance Holbert, William L. Benoit and Mitchell S. McKinney, U of Missouri, Columbia
The Trigger Effect: The Influence of Presidential Campaign Media Use and Issues on Partisan Orientations. Kim A. Smith and Spiro Kiousis, Iowa State U, Ames
Voter Learning and Interest in the 2000 Presidential Election: Did the Media Matter? David Weaver and Dan Drew, Indiana U, Bloomington
Respondent. Denis McQuail, U of Amsterdam, Netherlands  

2313 Media Influence on Political Participation  
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Lars Willnat, George Washington U, Washington, D.C.
Mobilizing Electorates. A Study of Mobilizing Communication Forces in the European Elections of 1999.** Hetty van Kempen, U of Amsterdam, Neth., and U of Goteborg, Sweden
Media Attention as a Mediator Between Party ID and Political Participation. Yangyang Yuan, Ohio State U, Columbus
Effects of Media Use on Political Participation Gaps Across Different Social Strata. Youjin Choi, U of Missouri, Columbia
Effects of Discrete Emotions on Political Participation. Gang Heong Lee, Taegu U, Kyong-San City, Korea
Crafting an Upper-Class Movement: The Compelling Arguments of Socioeconomically-Defined Pollution Coverage.* Linda Jean Kensicki, U of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Respondent. Christina Holtz-Bacha, U of Mainz, Germany

2413 International Findings on Framing  
12:45-2:00 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Wayne Wanta, U of Missouri, Columbia
Framing in Foreign News Reporting: An Experimental Study of the Template Model of Framing.* Marko Skoric, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor
News as Ideological Framing in North Korea.* Won Yong Jang, SUNY, Buffalo
A Violent World: Global vs. National Media Frames of the Al-Aktzah Uprising, the Twin Buildings’ Deconstruction and the American Response. Nitzan Ben-Shaul and Amit Lavi-Dimur, Tel Aviv U, Tel Aviv, Israel
Media Discourse and Consumer Rights: Media in the Making of a Quasi-Social Movement in China. Yanhong Li, Chinese U of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
Aboriginal Self-Determination in Australia: Effects of Strategic Linguistic Categorization and Social Values on Majority Guilt and Reparations. Scott A. Reid, U of California, Santa Barbara, CA, and Helen Gunter and Joanne Smith, U of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Respondent. Patrick Rössler, U of Erfurt, Germany

2513 Perceptions of and Effects on Public Opinion  
2:15-3:30 p.m Kukhwa A
Chair. Lars Willnat, George Washington U, Washington, D.C.
Exploring Two Explanations for the Pluralistic Ignorance Phenomenon. Irkwon Jeong and Carroll J. Glynn, Ohio State U, Columbus
Use of Inoculation to Combat the Spiral of Silence: A Study of Public Opinion in Democracy. Wei-Kuo Lin, Chinese Culture U, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Michael Pfau, U of Oklahoma, Norman
Smoothening the Public Voice: Covering Popularity Ratings of a Non-Popularly Elected Government in Hong Kong Newspapers. Francis L. F. Lee, Stanford U, Stanford, Calif.
The Third-Person Effect: A Historical Overview, Critical Review, and Conceptual Elaboration and Extension. Kuang-Kuo Chang, Michigan State U, East Lansing
Respondent. Wolfgang Donsbach, Dresden U, Germany

2613 Political Communication Through the Internet: Content and Effects  
3:45-5:00 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. David Tewksbury, U of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
Reassessing the Internet-Determinism Perspective in Democratization: A Critical Analysis of Singapore. Indrajit Banerjee and Benjamin Yeo, Nanyang Technological U, Singapore
The Impact of Internet Access on Political Communication: Results from a Panel Survey in Germany. Gerhard Vowe and Martin Emmer, Technische U Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
An Analysis of the Content of Candidate Web Sites in the 2000 Presidential Election. Eunseong Kim, Indiana U, Bloomington
Attitude Toward Political Information Web Sites (APS) and Its Antecedents. Esther Thorson and Jung-Gyo Lee, U of Missouri, Columbia
Respondent. Patrick Rössler, U of Erfurt, Germany

2713 Annual Business Meeting  
5:15-6:30 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Steve Reese, U of Texas, Austin

Wednesday, July 17

3115 Trust, Cynicism, Alienation and What the Media Have To Do with It
8:15-9:30 a.m. Kukhwa C
Chair. Denis McQuail, U of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Online Deliberation, Civic Engagement, and Social Trust. Vincent Price, Dannagal Goldthwaite, and Joseph N. Cappella, U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Does Audience Trust in the Media Matter?* Yariv Tsfati, Haifa U, Israel
Political Knowledge and Cynicism: As Predicted by Medium, Measurement Type, and Locality. Christopher E. Beaudoin, Indiana U, Bloomington, Esther Thorson, U of Missouri, Columbia
Televised Political Advertising Effects: Evaluating Responses During the 2000 Robb-Allen Senatorial Election. John C. Tedesco, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Coping with the Meaninglessness of Politics: Citizenspeak in the 2001 British General Elections. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff U, U.K.
Respondent. Patricia Moy, U of Washington, Seattle

3213 Media and Group Influence on the Formulation of Opinions  
9:45-11:00 a.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Lianne Fridriksson, Baylor U, Waco, Texas
Media Coverage and Support for European Integration. Jeffrey A. Karp, Susan A. Banducci and Edmund Lauf, U of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Impact of Immersion: Hong Kong Television in Guangzhou from 1997 to 1999. Huailin Chen, U of Macau, Zhongshi Guo, Hong Kong Baptist U, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, PRC, Jonathan Zhu, City U, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
Group Influences on Opinion Expression and Change.* Vincent Price, Joseph N. Cappella and Lilach Nir, U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Compassionate Conservatism or Drive-By Photo Opportunity? Candidate Distance, Group Threat, and Campaign Communications.** Vincent L. Hutchings, Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail White, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Respondent. Hans-Bernd Brosius, U of München, München, Germany

3417 Cross-National Comparisons of Political Communication  
12:45-2:00 p.m. Coral BC
Chair. Gerhard Vowe, Technische U Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
A Faceless European Union: A Cross-National Investigation of the Television News Coverage of EU Representatives.* Jochen Peter and Claes H. de Vreese, U of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Televised Presidential Debates in Korea and the United States: A Comparative Analysis. Mitchell S. McKinney, U of Missouri, Columbia, Jong-Gil Song, Korean Broadcasting Institute, Seoul, South Korea
The Impact of Political System and Culture on Political Advertising: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Advertising of the US, Japan and Korea. Chun-Sik Kim, Young Choi and Yoo-Kyung Kim, Hankuk U, Seoul, South Korea
International Media Use and Political Values and Beliefs in Australia, The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Stephen Harsel, RMIT U, Melbourne, Australia; Yoshimi Matsuda, Australian Catholic U, Melbourne, Australia; Hak-Soo Kim, Sogang U, Seoul, South Korea; Satoshi Furusawa, Chuo U, Tokyo, Japan; Jan Quarles, Tennessee State U, Nashville, TN
Respondent. John C. Tedesco, Virginia Tech U, Blacksburg

3613 Political Coverage in the Media: How It Is Influenced and What It Does for the Political System and Society  
3:45-5:00 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Patricia Moy, U of Washington, Seattle
Media Democracy: How the Media Transform the Political System. Wolfgang Donsbach, Dresden U, Dresden, Germany
Political Journalists’ Perception of Media Balance and Structural Constraints. Young Jun Son, Indiana U, Bloomington
Media Diversity and the Flow of Political News: A Study of German Newspaper Coverage and Wire Service Reports. Patrick Roessler, U of Erfurt, Germany
Respondent. Mitchell S. McKinney, U of Missouri, Columbia

Thursday, July 18

4113 Reconciling Interest and Ideological Differences for National Building and Unity: The Malaysian Experience  
8:15-9:30 a.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Md. Salleh Hassan, U Putra Malaysia, Serdang
The Role of Media in International Integration in Malaysia. Md. Salleh Hassan and Saiful Nujaimi Abdul Rahman, U Putra Malaysia, Serdang
Taming Fear and Anxiety: Coverage of Intercultural Relations in the HARAKAH. Ezhar Tamam, Musa Abu Hassan and Md. Salleh Hassan, U Putra Malaysia, Serdang
Reconciliation Tone of the Third World Hero: The Rhetoric of Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir of Malaysia. Abdul Muati Ahmad, U Putra Malaysia, Serdang
The panel discusses reconciliation strategies in maintaining ethnic harmony and political stability in Malaysia. Specifically, the three panel papers address the following questions: How do the media play a role in reconciling ethnic tension in Malaysia? How does the Islamic political party use its official newspaper to tame the fear and anxiety of the non-Muslims towards the notion of Islamic State? And how does the prime minister confront and reconcile disagreement and opposition with the UMNC, the controlling political party for the Malays?

4513 Media Coverage of Terrorism  
2:15-3:30 p.m. Kukhwa A
Chair. Lars Willnat, George Washington U, Washington, D.C.
Attack on America—The First 24 Hours: A Multilevel Analysis of Network News on September 11. Marie Dick, Southwest State U, Marshall, Minn.; Mark Burkett Hovind, Clemson U, Clemson, S.C.; Timothy Kowalik, Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minn.; Judith K. Litterst, Gary A. Noggle, and Scott D. Wells, St. Cloud State U, Minn.
Hyperlinking as Gatekeeping: Online Newspaper Coverage of the Execution of an American Terrorist. Daniela V. Dimitrova, Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Amanda Reid, Andrew Paul
Williams, and Lynda Lee Kaid, U of Florida, Gainesville
Crisis and Confidence: A Panel Study of Media Effects on Trust After September 11, 2001. Paul Brewer, Sean Aday, Kim Gross, and Lars Willnat, George Washington U, Washington, D.C.
Look Who’s Talking: Media Narcissism in the Coverage of September 11. Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Lisa Mills, Susan Floyd, Hyoungkoo Khang, Kelly Flowers, and Andrew Paul Williams, U of Florida, Gainesville
The papers on this panel address media coverage of terrorism in a variety of ways. Papers consider the coverage in the immediate aftermath of the 9-11 tragedy, the effects of the coverage on public confidence in the media following 9-11, and web news handling of the execution of the terrorist convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing.

* Top Paper
** Top Student Paper