Frame periodístico: un concepto puente entre la Psicología, la Sociología y la Lingüística

Abstract

In the Mass Media Theory, the concept of frame brings together other three fields: the Psychology, the Sociology and the Linguistics. Most empirical studies of news frames adopt their conceptual instruments and methodology from some of these fields. However, this interdisciplinary cross-fertilization is obstructed by the lack of an integrated theoretical approach. Here we present some connections of the term 'frame' with terms designing interpretive patterns in aforementioned three fields: advocate frame, schemata, and theme. This synthesis allows us to formulate a hypothesis on the existence of an independent news frame, originated in the field of Journalism.