The content of the news clips revolves around the ongoing issue of cyberbullying, and the serious effects it can have on America’s youth. The two different news clips are framed differently, one being episodic and the other thematic. A thematic frame on a news video makes the issue seem like a public problem, which would in turn mean people favoring government intervention. An episodic frame would pin the fault on the bully.
These two frames are easily seen in the videos used for the study. The thematic framed video focuses more on what schools can do to help with the cyberbullying issue. The video does focus much of its time on a young boy, who committed suicide, after being cyberbullied for years. While this story is covered, the news segment …show more content…
This question had a M= 1.68 and an SD of 0.89. The amount of participants that strongly agreed was 45%. The participants that somewhat agreed was 50%. Only 5% of participants strongly disagreed. Based on the survey, the majority of participants felt that the school environment did have an effect on cyberbully. Even the 5% that said the school environment does not affect cyberbullying had reasoning stating that schools are usually unaware, unless it is specifically brought to their attention. Based on the data analyzed, for this specific question, both frames leave participants with the views that cyberbullying is effected by the school …show more content…
The M= 1.23 and SD= 61. Only 5% of the participants disagreed that parents should monitor their children’s behavior. The other 9% was unsure if this was appropriate or not. The 5% that disagreed with monitoring behavior did mention that educating children was more important than monitoring. The 9% agreed that it would help the cyberbullying problem, but it was an invasion of privacy and showed that the parents had a lack of trust for their children. After analyzing the results, there was once again, no correlation between the video frames. The 86% that agreed in monitoring had a mix of both frames. The 14% that did not know, or did not agree with monitoring also watched a mix. Based on this analysis, the frames did not impact the participant’s
These two frames are easily seen in the videos used for the study. The thematic framed video focuses more on what schools can do to help with the cyberbullying issue. The video does focus much of its time on a young boy, who committed suicide, after being cyberbullied for years. While this story is covered, the news segment …show more content…
This question had a M= 1.68 and an SD of 0.89. The amount of participants that strongly agreed was 45%. The participants that somewhat agreed was 50%. Only 5% of participants strongly disagreed. Based on the survey, the majority of participants felt that the school environment did have an effect on cyberbully. Even the 5% that said the school environment does not affect cyberbullying had reasoning stating that schools are usually unaware, unless it is specifically brought to their attention. Based on the data analyzed, for this specific question, both frames leave participants with the views that cyberbullying is effected by the school …show more content…
The M= 1.23 and SD= 61. Only 5% of the participants disagreed that parents should monitor their children’s behavior. The other 9% was unsure if this was appropriate or not. The 5% that disagreed with monitoring behavior did mention that educating children was more important than monitoring. The 9% agreed that it would help the cyberbullying problem, but it was an invasion of privacy and showed that the parents had a lack of trust for their children. After analyzing the results, there was once again, no correlation between the video frames. The 86% that agreed in monitoring had a mix of both frames. The 14% that did not know, or did not agree with monitoring also watched a mix. Based on this analysis, the frames did not impact the participant’s