Framing Effects of News Coverage

• "It cannot be concluded that framing effects are limited to the naive and the ignorant." - So very true! Some things are obviously framed a little more subjectively than others, but in reality, everything, not just politics or news, in our society is framed in some way, and it affects people from every rung of the ladder. An obvious example is that the events of September 11th were framed for our society as a terrorist attack, but if we were reporting the news for al-qaeda, it would be a victory against an opposing nation. There are just too many perspectives in this world and everybody thinks too differently for anybody to be completely and truly objective.
• episodic vs. thematic news coverage - It would be nice for news to be more thematic and therefore, more informational/educational, but it isn't possible. At least not if we're talking about nightly news coverage, when there's no time to cover more in-depth topics. Broadcast reporters need something to fill up the news block, and events are easier and quicker to cover than thematic news.
• "The ultimate political impact of framing is proestablishment." - I never thought about it like that, but I guess it is true. But if a station were to report on all the issues and blame everything on the government, it probably wouldn't be respected as a very credible news source (just considered as one of those right-wing extremists).