Contextualizing the Crisis: The Framing of Syrian Refugees in Canadian Print Media

AbstractThis project examines the framing of the Syrian refugee crisis in Canadian print media from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, in eight English-language major dailies. Using automated coding to uncover central themes in the coverage, this analysis explores the changes in news frames over the course of the conflict and the concomitant federal election in Canada, as well as across regional and national news sources. The results indicate that the conflict frame dominates the coverage of Syrian refugees in the pre-election period but shifts markedly following the release of the iconic Alan Kurdi photo toward a more humanizing depiction of refugee families and their resettlement. This analysis speaks to the importance of news media in reflecting and reproducing depictions of refugees among the Canadian public, highlighting the value of examining changes in the portrayals of refugees over time and across news outlets.

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Media representations of COVID-19 public health policies: assessing the portrayal of essential health services in Canadian print media

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32604/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ubaka Ogbogu ◽

Lorian Hardcastle

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Print Media ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Policy Issue ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Media Representations ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Essential Services ◽

Important Health ◽

Canadian Print Media

Abstract Aims: The study assessed how the Canadian print media represented essential healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the controversial decision to include liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists.Methods: Quantitative content analysis of sixty-seven articles published in major Canadian English language newspapers between March 23 and April 1, 2020. Articles were analyzed and coded by two raters. Ratings were analyzed in SPSS.Results and Discussion: Few articles in the sample discussed essential healthcare services and the inclusion of liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists. Majority of the articles that discussed both topics framed the discussion positively and consistently with current knowledge and evidence.Conclusion: Canadian print media representations of essential healthcare services and associated public debate are largely descriptive and, therefore, fail to engage critically with or advance public understanding of an important health policy issue.

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The Representation of Syrian Refugees in Canadian Online Media: A Focus on the Topos of Burdening

Canadian Journal of Communication ◽

10.22230/cjc.2021v46n4a3807 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Manar Mustafa ◽

Zahariah Pilus ◽

Maskanah Mohammad Lotfie

Keyword(s):

News Media ◽

Conservative Party ◽

Online News ◽

Media Representation ◽

Online Media ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

Liberal Party ◽

News Sources ◽

Negative Conclusion ◽

Insight Into

Background: This study focuses on the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian online news media. It examines 375 articles selected from three of the most visited Canadian news sites, namely the Toronto Star, which favours the Liberal Party, and the Toronto Sun and National Post, which favour the Conservative Party. Analysis: The basis of this research is a topoi analysis, whereby instances of the topos of burdening are identified, examined, and categorized as either positive or negative. Conclusion and implications: A distinction is drawn between the depiction of Syrian refugees in conservative- and liberal-leaning news sources. The findings aim to provide some insight into the possible impact of media representation on both the Syrian refugees and the Canadian public. Contexte: Cette étude porte sur la représentation des réfugiés syriens dans les médias d’information canadiens en ligne. Elle examine 375 articles choisis à partir de trois des sites de nouvelles canadiens les plus visités, à savoir le Toronto Star, partisan du Parti libéral, le Toronto Sun et le National Post, partisans du Parti conservateur. Analyse: Cette recherche se fonde sur l’analyse de topoï pour identifier, examiner et catégoriser des topos sur les fardeaux comme étant positif ou négatifs. Conclusion et implications: Cette étude établit une distinction entre la manière dont les sources de nouvelles à tendance conservatrice dépeignent les réfugiés syriens et la manière dont les sources à tendance libérale le font. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre l’impact possible des représentations médiatiques sur les réfugiés syriens ainsi que sur le public canadien.

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Media representations of COVID-19 public health policies: assessing the portrayal of essential health services in Canadian print media

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32604/v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ubaka Ogbogu ◽

Lorian Hardcastle

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Print Media ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Policy Issue ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Media Representations ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Essential Services ◽

Important Health ◽

Canadian Print Media

Abstract Aims: The study assessed how the Canadian print media represented essential healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the controversial decision to include liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists.Methods: Mixed-method content analysis of sixty-seven articles published in major Canadian English language newspapers between March 23 and April 1, 2020. Articles were analyzed and coded by two raters. Ratings were analyzed in SPSS.Results and Discussion: Few articles in the sample discussed essential healthcare services and the inclusion of liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists. Majority of the articles that discussed both topics framed the discussion positively and consistently with current knowledge and evidence.Conclusion: Canadian print media representations of essential healthcare services and associated public debate are largely descriptive and, therefore, fail to engage critically with or advance public understanding of an important health policy issue.

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Reconciliation or Alienation: The Representation of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Jordanian Print Media: Al-Ghad Newspaper as a Case Study

Theory and Practice in Language Studies ◽

10.17507/tpls.1005.16 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 612

Author(s):

Ula M. K. Al-Dabbagh ◽

Hiba S. Amro

Keyword(s):

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Relations ◽

Print Media ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

Refugee Crisis ◽

News Reports ◽

Syrian Refugee ◽

Social Events ◽

Extensive Coverage ◽

Syrian Refugee Crisis

The influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan is considered one of the most serious social events that the country has witnessed in decades. The unprecedented flow of refugees that received extensive coverage by the Jordanian print media played an instrumental role in shaping the representation of both the event and the actors involved in the crisis. This paper departs from the premise that news reports are “elements of social events” and as such employ language to change, maintain or inculcate the knowledge, beliefs and social relations shared by members of a society. To this end, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is adopted to investigate how Al-Ghad Newspaper uses language to represent and frame the Syrian refugee crisis and the Syrian refugees and considers whether this portrayal has contributed to the reconciliation or alienation of the Syrian refugees in the Jordanian society.

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Media Framing of Disability and Employment in Japan: Traditional and Progressive Approaches

Asia Pacific Media Educator ◽

10.1177/1326365x20970423 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 145-159

Author(s):

Liz Shek-Noble

Keyword(s):

News Media ◽

English Language ◽

Labour Force ◽

Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽

General Interest ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Disabled People ◽

News Stories ◽

News Sources ◽

Models Of Disability

In this article, I undertake a qualitative, comparative content analysis of 14 news stories from 6 online English-language news sources from Japan during September 2018–2019. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach (Charmaz, 1995, Rethinking methods in psychology, SAGE Publications, pp. 27–65; Charmaz, 2000, Handbook of qualitative research (2nd ed.), SAGE Publications, pp. 509–535; Charmaz, 2015, International Encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (2nd ed.), ScienceDirect, pp. 6396–6399) in which I simultaneously collected and analysed the news stories, I identify three themes or ‘frames’ of disability present in Japanese media about disabled people and their capacity for societal integration through employment. My analysis is theoretically significant in showing how news media in Japan frames stories about disabled people in both traditionally ableist and progressive ways. My findings indicate that some news stories construct disability as tantamount to unproductivity, while others perceive disabled workers as valuable contributors to the country’s labour force. This article will be of theoretical interest to media disability scholars seeking to understand how Clogston’s (1990, Disability coverage in 16 newspapers, The Advocado Press) and Haller’s (1995) models of disability can be applied to the Japanese context. This article will also be of general interest to communication scholars conscious of framing theory, which contends that mass media determines what is salient or ‘newsworthy’ about a story based on how visuals, information and images are selected and presented to audiences.

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Media representations of COVID-19 public health policies: assessing the portrayal of essential health services in Canadian print media

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10300-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ubaka Ogbogu ◽

Lorian Hardcastle

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Print Media ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Policy Issue ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Media Representations ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Essential Services ◽

Important Health ◽

Canadian Print Media

Abstract Aims The study assessed how the Canadian print media represented essential healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the controversial decision to include liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists. Methods Mixed-method content analysis of 67 articles published in major Canadian English language newspapers between March 23 and April 1, 2020. Articles were analyzed and coded by two raters. Ratings were analyzed in SPSS. Results Few articles in the sample discussed essential healthcare services and the inclusion of liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists. Majority of the articles that discussed both topics framed the discussion positively and consistently with current knowledge and evidence. Conclusion Canadian print media representations of essential healthcare services and associated public debate are largely descriptive and, therefore, fail to engage critically with or advance public understanding of an important health policy issue.

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Get the News on Physical Activity Research: A Content Analysis of Physical Activity Research in the Canadian Print Media

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.4.2.180 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 180-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Guy Faulkner ◽

Sara-Jane Finlay ◽

Stephannie C. Roy

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Content Analysis ◽

News Media ◽

Research Methodology ◽

Print Media ◽

Critical Role ◽

Newspaper Coverage ◽

Local Newspapers ◽

The Media ◽

Canadian Print Media

Background:News media may play a critical role in disseminating research about physical activity and health. This study examined how much physical activity research gets reported in the media and its prominence and credibility.Methods:A content analysis was conducted of the reporting of physical activity research in Canadian national and local newspapers from November 2004 to April 2005.Results:Physical activity research was given some prominence and treated as news through the use of several devices to infer credibility. However, newspapers appeared to invest little in the production of physical activity research as news and information about research methodology was infrequent.Conclusions:While stories reporting physical activity research were given some prominence and credibility, the lack of significant investment and the limited reporting on research methodology suggests that important aspects of research related to physical activity may not be well represented in newspaper coverage.

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Media representations of COVID-19 public health policies: assessing the portrayal of essential health services in Canadian print media

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32604/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ubaka Ogbogu ◽

Lorian Hardcastle

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Print Media ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Policy Issue ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Media Representations ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Essential Services ◽

Important Health ◽

Canadian Print Media

Abstract Aims: The study assessed how the Canadian print media represented essential healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the controversial decision to include liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists.Methods: Content analysis of sixty-seven articles published in major Canadian English language newspapers between March 23 and April 1, 2020. Articles were analyzed and coded by two raters. Ratings were analyzed in SPSS.Results and Discussion: Few articles in the sample discussed essential healthcare services and the inclusion of liquor and cannabis stores in essential services lists. Majority of the articles that discussed both topics framed the discussion positively and consistently with current knowledge and evidence.Conclusion: Canadian print media representations of essential healthcare services and associated public debate are largely descriptive and, therefore, fail to engage critically with or advance public understanding of an important health policy issue.

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