Picturing The President: Visual Analysis of The Donald Trump Presidency on US Magazine Covers Between 2016 and 2018
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Magazine Covers, Visual Framing, Visual Discourse Analysis, Donald Trump and Media Coverage, Photojournalism
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1353/jmm.2020.0003
Abstract
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.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Magazine Media, v. 21, issue 1, p. 51-81
Scholar Commons Citation
Paul, Newly and Perreault, Gregory P., "Picturing The President: Visual Analysis of The Donald Trump Presidency on US Magazine Covers Between 2016 and 2018" (2020). School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications. 42.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/com_facpub/42
