The Power to Frame Messages

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Question #1: Besides the Media, Which Other Actors or Institutions have the Power to Frame Messages? How?
Besides the media, other actors or institutions that can frame messages are political leaders, social movements, and religious institutions. These institutions and actors regularly communicate with the public and have to find the best strategies for delivering their messages to their target audiences. Politicians, for instance, often use framing by contextualizing their messages to emphasis more on their agenda for the people. Social movements like civil rights organizations use framing to align their messages to their objectives and mission. Similarly, religious organizations lie churches use framing by aligning their messages to their interpretation of scripture.
Question #2: Pick an Issue you Care About, and then Find Two Different News Articles (Your Choice) that present that Issue using different Frames. How do these Frames Contribute to Different Understandings of the Issue? Is one Frame more Effective than the Other? What Information is Excluded because of the Chosen Frame(s)?
Framing can influence how one perceives and understand...