Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the premier issue of The Framer's Almanac, the newsletter of the FrameWorks Institute. In this regular publication, we will share the latest findings from the our current research projects and provide updates on the resources and tools we have developed to assist framers in the field.
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FrameWorks Launches New eWorkshop
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We are delighted to announce that Changing the Conversation about Social Problems: A Beginner's Guide to Strategic Frame Analysis is now available online. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this multi-media eWorkshop provides a general introduction to FrameWorks' evidence-based approach to communicating for social change. Take the lessons from this eWorkshop at your own pace and revisit it as often as you like! |
New Report on Race in the Media
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A new report by FrameWorks Fellow Moira O'Neill explores the way the issue of race is framed in the news. Invisible Structures of Opportunity: How Media Depictions of Race Trivialize Issues of Diversity and Disparity is an investigation of how the news media's framing of race and racism affects public understanding of structural inequalities. This report was supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
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The Impact of Episodic and Thematic Storytelling in the Media: An Interview with Shanto Iyengar
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Last month, FrameWorks Institute's Jane Feinberg interviewed Shanto Iyengar (Stanford University Professor of Communications and Political Science) to discuss how different framing strategies influence civic engagement in social problems. Click here to read this article and learn more about media effects and framing.
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