'Jim A. Kuypers' is an American Academic specializing in
communication studies at
Virginia Tech.
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He has written on the
news media,
rhetorical criticism, and presidential rhetoric. He is particularly known for his work in political communication which explores the qualitative aspects of
Framing (social sciences) analysis and its relationship to presidential communication and news media bias.
Educational Background
Kuypers graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts from
Florida State University. He earned a Ph.D. in
communication studies from
Louisiana State University.
Professional life
Kuypers has taught at
Virginia Tech since 2005. Prior to this he was a senior lecturer in
rhetoric and
oratory at
Dartmouth College. He has also taught at
Florida State University,
Louisiana State University, and
Florida Atlantic University.
Selected publications
★ Bush’s War: Press Bias and Framing of the War on Terror (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, October 2006). . ISBN 0-7425-3653-X
★ “A Comparative Framing Analysis of Embedded and Behind-the-Lines Reporting on the 2003 Iraq War.” Qualitative Research Reports in Communication 6.1 (2005): 1-10. Jim A. Kuypers and Stephen Cooper
★ The Art of Rhetorical Criticism (Boston: AllynBacon, 2005). ISBN 0-2053-7141-8
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'' Compassionate Conservatism: The Rhetorical Reconstruction of Conservative Rhetoric '', The American Communication Journal 6.4 (2003).
★ Press Bias and Politics: How the Media Frame Controversial Issues. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002). ISBN 0-2759-7759-5
★ Twentieth-Century Roots of Rhetorical Studies (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2001). Jim A. Kuypers and Andrew King, eds. ISBN 0-2759-6420-5
★ Presidential Crisis Rhetoric and the Press in the Post-Cold War World, (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997). 2002. ISBN 0-2759-5721-7
Notes
1. Kuypers’s webpage at Virginia Tech
See also
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media bias
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media bias in the United States
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War on Terrorism