Media Messages in the 2022 Midterm Election : Division, Deniers, Dobbs, and the Donald

• Other Authors: Hendricks, John Allen (Editor), Schill, Daniel J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Routledge, 2025.
• Subjects: United States. > Congress > Elections, 2022.; United States > Politics and government > 2021-; Midterm Elections;American Politics;Media;Media & Politics;New Media;New Media Technology;Social Media;US Politics;Presidency;Joe Biden;Donald Trump;Campaigns and Elections;Political Humor;Republican Party;Democratic Party;Political Communication;Political Participation;Political Polarization;Political Influencers;Covid-19;Populism;Digital Democracy;Disinformation;Presidential Elections;Presidential primaries;Politics and Rhetoric;Twitter;TikTok; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781003440833; 1003440835; 9781040345269; 1040345263; 9781040345139; 1040345131; 9781032577548; 9781032577555
• Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.

The 2022 midterms marked a transformative moment in American politics, as the combined influence of legacy media and social platforms reached new heights. Traditional outlets like television news and print journalism set the stage, while a vast digital ecosystem-spanning Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Media, Messaging, and the Midterms: Communication Dynamics in the 2022 U.S. Elections SECTION I: AMPLIFIED DOUBTS: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, COMMUNICATION, AND THE 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Chapter 2: Conspiratorial Ideation, Election Denial, and Voter Choice Chapter 3: 2000 Mules: A Story of Consequences and Conspiracy SECTION II: FRAMING THE DEBATE: HOW ISSUES SHAPED 2022 CANDIDATE COMMUNICATION Chapter 4: Post-Roe Politics: Priming, Framing, and the Dynamics of Abortion Discourse in Congressional Campaigns Chapter 5: Winning Stories Amid Partisanship: Narratives in Political Advertisements and Overperforming Candidates in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Election Chapter 6: How Congress Managed Social Media Agenda Fracture and Inversion during the 2022 Election SECTION III: NEWS NARRATIVES: 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION Chapter 7: The Impact of Digital Partisan News Algorithms in the 2022 Midterm Election Chapter 8: Reply "STOP": Dominant Media Frames of SMS-Based Political Communication as a Consumer Problem Chapter 9: Of Red Waves, Election Deniers, Candidate Quality and Other Issues: Political Cartoons during the 2022 Midterm Elections SECTION IV: MIDTERM COMMUNICATION IN THE STATES: CASE STUDIES FROM ARIZONA, NEVADA, FLORIDA, TEXAS, AND KANSAS Chapter 10: The Limits of Being "100% Pro-Life:" Rhetorical Trajectory and Abortion in the American Southwest Chapter 11: Florida's 2022 Senate Race: Social Media, Social Justice, and Partisanship Chapter 12: The Centrality of Citizen-as-Consumer: A Study of the 2022 Texas Midterms and the Failing Concept of the Marketplace of Ideas in a Digital Era Chapter 13: Gendered Treatment in the Communication Strategy of a Female Gubernatorial Candidate