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Denisa KOVACS

Using attribution theory to identify how media and the public frame Romanian religious leaders

Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, issue 2-3 (55), year XII (XVI), 2017

section: Media, religion and popular culture

pages: 16-22

abstract

Media have become over time an important source of information concerning religious problems and thus, they shape opinions and trigger attitudes. Communicators can frame a social issue and these frames, in turn, influence beliefs about who is responsible for causing and addressing a problem. The purpose of this paper is to use attribution theory to examine press coverage in Romania dealing with issues concerning religious leaders.

keywords

Media and religion, attribution theory, religious leaders, responsibility attribution

abstract (second language):

Les médias sont devenus une importante source d’information concernant les problèmes religieux et par conséquent, modèlent les opinions et provoquent des attitudes. Le but de cet article est d’utiliser la théorie de l’attribution pour analyser la couverture médiatique des problèmes concernant les leaders religieux en Roumanie.

keywords (second language):

Media, religion, théorie de l’attribution, leaders religieux, responsabilité

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 Higher Education Scientific Research (code 779), as B+, and indexed full text by EBSCO and ProQuest.