Framing Differences in Texas Border Immigration Coverage: A Comparative Analysis of CNN News and Fox News

News is important of component for people to access information, understand factual truths, and influence public opinions. This study examines how the media frames of Fox and CNN news affect public viewpoints. By analyzing the different aspects portrayed by these two companies on social media. It demonstrates how different social media frames emphasize varying values, event perspectives, and other factors influencing public opinion. Fox News tends to adopt a conservative perspective, while CNN favors a more liberal view. This difference in framing is reflected not only in the choice of news content, but also in the way events are portrayed and interpreted. Additionally, we found that individuals tend to lean towards their own ideologies when choosing to watch FOX News or CNN. This paper discusses the attitudes of both news media towards border immigration, each of different political party leanings. It also compares the distinct media frames of the FOX and CNN news. Media frames play an important role in shaping public opinion and emphases the importance of critical thinking and exposure to different viewpoints when watching the news. Because the issue of immigration across borders is so controversial and divides public opinion sharply, the research will focus on the separate number of frames used by Fox News and CNN.

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Communications in Humanities Research
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2025-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/2024.23317
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Migration and Labor Dynamics
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Framing Differences in Texas Border Immigration Coverage: A Comparative Analysis of CNN News and Fox News

Jun Zhao
Communications in Humanities Research
Migration and Labor Dynamics
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Framing Differences in Texas Border Immigration Coverage: A Comparative Analysis of CNN News and Fox News

Jun Zhao
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Abstract

News is important of component for people to access information, understand factual truths, and influence public opinions. This study examines how the media frames of Fox and CNN news affect public viewpoints. By analyzing the different aspects portrayed by these two companies on social media. It demonstrates how different social media frames emphasize varying values, event perspectives, and other factors influencing public opinion. Fox News tends to adopt a conservative perspective, while CNN favors a more liberal view. This difference in framing is reflected not only in the choice of news content, but also in the way events are portrayed and interpreted. Additionally, we found that individuals tend to lean towards their own ideologies when choosing to watch FOX News or CNN. This paper discusses the attitudes of both news media towards border immigration, each of different political party leanings. It also compares the distinct media frames of the FOX and CNN news. Media frames play an important role in shaping public opinion and emphases the importance of critical thinking and exposure to different viewpoints when watching the news. Because the issue of immigration across borders is so controversial and divides public opinion sharply, the research will focus on the separate number of frames used by Fox News and CNN.

Communications in Humanities ResearchVol. 59(1)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Migration and Labor Dynamics
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