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The Power of Visual Frames in AI-Generated Political News: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in U.S.

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Abstract

As AI-assisted journalism rises, understanding audience responses to AI involvement and visual framing is critical. Using a 3×3 between-subject survey experiment (n = 551), we show that citizen-centered visuals increase negative emotion, while AI-human tandem authorship moderates effects on news elaboration and information seeking. These findings extend media effects theory by revealing how AI authorship interacts with visual framing, shaping cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses in multimodal news consumption.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusAccepted/In press/Filed - May 2026
Event109th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2026) - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 5 Aug 20268 Aug 2026
https://www.aejmc.org/aejmc-events/conference

Conference

Conference109th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2026)
PlaceUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period5/08/268/08/26
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