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Topic #13: Framing for as long as it takes

Framing COVID-19 Topic #13: Framing for as long as it takes Daily events may seem unpredictable right now, but they reflect long-standing issues. Coronavirus is new, but the challenge of...

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Five Questions about Framing

1. What is Framing? Framing is about the choices we make in what we say, how we say it, what we emphasize, and what we leave unsaid, and how these choices shape how people think, feel, and...

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Don’t Feed Fatalism…Put Forward Solutions Instead

Most advocates say their top communications priority is to motivate the public to get involved in solving a pressing social problem. Given this goal, it is remarkable how much social change...

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FrameWorks Institute’s statement on the Uprisings of Spring 2020

Our country is facing a moment of reckoning. Like so many others, we mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless individuals before them who have had their...

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Topic #12: How to foster solidarity while others fuel division

Framing COVID-19 Topic #12: How to foster solidarity while others fuel division The pandemic has demonstrated that we are capable of cooperation at a scale that few of us imagined possible. We...

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Topic #11: Framing the post-pandemic economy

Framing COVID-19 Topic #11: Framing the post-pandemic economy The pandemic has created an opening to change the public's perspective on what it means to have a good economy—and what role...

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Topic #10: Talking about climate action in the era of COVID-19

Framing COVID-19 Topic #10: Talking about climate action in the era of COVID-19 We can't afford to not to have a conversation that connects climate action to the pandemic response. The measures...

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Topic #9: Talking about what young people need during the pandemic

Framing COVID-19 Topic #9: Talking about what young people need during the pandemic Our future depends on whether youth grow, develop, and learn. When we support young people's wellbeing, they...

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Topic #8: Keeping democratic ideals alive during the pandemic

Framing COVID-19 Topic #8: Keeping democratic ideals alive during the pandemic To come through this crisis, we need democracy to work as it should. We need representatives who look ahead and...

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Topic #7: Talking about the importance of prevention

Framing COVID-19 Topic #7: Talking about the importance of prevention There are actions we need to take now to prevent and reduce future harm from the pandemic, but thinking and acting in this...

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Topic #6: Talking about what comes next

Framing-COVID19 Topic #6: Talking about what comes next The pandemic is reinforcing the urgency of our missions—and surfacing new possibilities for change. Although we're still in the midst of...

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Topic #5: Nonprofits are essential—especially now

Framing COVID-19 Topic #5: Nonprofits are essential—especially now The US nonprofit sector plays an unparalleled, and irreplaceable, role in our nation and the world. Our work, our expertise,...