TY - JOUR
T1 - Picturing The President: Visual Analysis of The Donald Trump Presidency on US Magazine Covers Between 2016 and 2018
AU - Paul, Newly
AU - Perreault, Gregory P.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - We examine the visual representations of Donald Trump on the covers of three national newsmagazines from 2016 to 2018 and find four tropes: Trump as a circus performer, Trump as a wrecker, Trump as corrupt, and Trump as an unconcerned president. As a circus performer, Trump is portrayed as a manipulator; as a wrecker, he appears intent on destroying American society; as a corrupt president, his relations with Russia are highlighted; and as an unconcerned president, he appears unbothered by the impact of his policies on Americans. The visuals echo the dominant media narratives of Trump as a narcissistic and unfit president.
AB - We examine the visual representations of Donald Trump on the covers of three national newsmagazines from 2016 to 2018 and find four tropes: Trump as a circus performer, Trump as a wrecker, Trump as corrupt, and Trump as an unconcerned president. As a circus performer, Trump is portrayed as a manipulator; as a wrecker, he appears intent on destroying American society; as a corrupt president, his relations with Russia are highlighted; and as an unconcerned president, he appears unbothered by the impact of his policies on Americans. The visuals echo the dominant media narratives of Trump as a narcissistic and unfit president.
KW - Magazine Covers
KW - Visual Framing
KW - Visual Discourse Analysis
KW - Donald Trump and Media Coverage
KW - Photojournalism
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/com_facpub/42
UR - https://doi.org/10.1353/jmm.2020.0003
U2 - 10.1353/jmm.2020.0003
DO - 10.1353/jmm.2020.0003
M3 - Article
VL - 21
JO - Journal of Magazine Media
JF - Journal of Magazine Media
ER -