Developing computational supports for frame reflection

Baumer, Eric P.S.; Polletta, Francesca; Pierski, Nicole; Celaya, Chris; Rosenblatt, Karen; Gay, Geri K.

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Title

Developing computational supports for frame reflection

Author(s)

• Baumer, Eric P.S.
• Polletta, Francesca
• Pierski, Nicole
• Celaya, Chris
• Rosenblatt, Karen
• Gay, Geri K.

Issue Date

2013-02

Keyword(s)

• political framing
• human-computer interaction
• quantitative data analysis
• frame reflection
• natural language processing
• information visualization

Abstract

As the number and variety of sources for political information increase, it can become difficult to attend to the complexities of political issues. This difficulty lies not only in understanding what is being said, i.e. the content of an issue, but also how it is being said, i.e., the framing of the issue. This paper presents a prototype visualization tool designed to encourage attention to, and critical reflection about, the ways in which a political issue is framed. The tool visually presents linguistic analysis of documents about the issue of cap and trade. Results show that tool use interacted with participants' prior views in affecting their ability to suggest novel framings of the issue, one potential indicator of frame reflection. Tool use also mediated participants' exposure to different viewpoints. These findings help provide insights on how the design of tools for civic participation can help promote thoughtful, reflective political engagement.

Publisher

iSchools

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/38374

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/13126

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