“Oh, See What We Say:” A Content Analysis of Partisan Media’s Framing of the
Abstract
A content analysis was conducted to examine how partisan media frame stories about the NFL and the silent protest during the national anthem. A total of 445 newspaper articles associated with the topic were retrieved from an extensive search of several databases. Results of the content analysis show that clear differences in the types of frames used in headlines and news stories by partisan media (X2 = 42.6, df = 2, p <.0000).