Agenda and frames in PP and PSOE websites in 2011 cybercampaign

Introduction: The impact of ICT on the media and the political communication model has given a growing centrality to the official websites of political parties to determine their partisan strategy. They use websites to try to impose their agenda on the public sphere. Methods: This study proposes an integrated analysis of a) the process of agenda building, b) the negative campaign and c) the frames of PP and PSOE in the 2011 campaign through the daily news published on their websites. The method combines classical content analysis with a dual quantitative and qualitative analysis of framing processes. Results: The analysis will highlight the impact of the economic crisis on the theme selection made by both parties, as well as in the frames that both seek to privilege. Adapted from the source document.