Benjamin K. Smith
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View article: Do You Know Your Enemy: The Role of Known Actors as Framing Devices in News Media
Do You Know Your Enemy: The Role of Known Actors as Framing Devices in News Media Open
We examine how and why al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have come to dominate discourse of the international terrorist threat in the post-9/11 era, through their emergence as the primary referents for understanding terrori…
View article: On Frames, Framing, and the Probability of Framing Effects: The Metacommunicative Role of the Omnipresent Terrorist Actor
On Frames, Framing, and the Probability of Framing Effects: The Metacommunicative Role of the Omnipresent Terrorist Actor Open
In media depictions of terrorist actors and events, a select few organizations appear to be omnipresent. These dominant terrorist actors (i.e., al Qaeda and ISIS) are frequently used to provide a familiar frame of reference for understandi…
View article: Black holes and vacuum cleaners: Using metaphor, relevance, and inquiry in labels for space images.
Black holes and vacuum cleaners: Using metaphor, relevance, and inquiry in labels for space images. Open
This study extended research on the development of explanatory labels for astronomical images for the non-expert lay public. The research questions addressed how labels with leading questions/metaphors and relevance to everyday life affect…
View article: Black Holes and Vacuum Cleaners: Using Metaphor, Relevance, and Inquiry\n in Labels for Space Images
Black Holes and Vacuum Cleaners: Using Metaphor, Relevance, and Inquiry\n in Labels for Space Images Open
This study extended research on the development of explanatory labels for\nastronomical images for the non-expert lay public. The research questions\naddressed how labels with leading questions/metaphors and relevance to everyday\nlife aff…
View article: Framing Daesh: Failures and Consequences
Framing Daesh: Failures and Consequences Open
The actual structures and motivations of terrorist organizations like Daesh (aka. IS, ISIS, ISIL) are often invisible to the general public, and given their clandestine nature, often opaque to all external actors (including governments, mi…