How Mediated Sporting Events Constitute Nationalism: Chinese Newspapers Covering the 2014 Incheon Asian Games

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Sarah Stokowski ◽  
Stephen W. Dittmore ◽  
Olan K. M. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Framing Theory ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Sporting Events

Informed by framing theory, the study strove to investigate nationalism by examining Chinese newspaper coverage of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Through document and textual analysis of 324 articles from 5 mainstream newspapers, the study indicated that Chinese newspapers always portrayed Chinese athletes as “dominating the competition” and “lacking opponents in Asia” while portraying other countries’ athletes as “less competitive” and not at the “level of Chinese athletes.” The results also suggested that Chinese newspapers tried to positively spin the story when reporting the failure of Chinese athletes at the Asian Games. However, to increase readership and enhance public awareness of the Asian Games,Chinese newspapers also attempted to created rivalries between Chinese athletes and competing nations and, at times, emphasized national failures.

scholarly journals ‘On me bed, son’: The (Re)presentation of (emphasised) femininity in English ‘tabloid’ newspaper coverage of Euro 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 873-887
Author(s):  
Roger Domeneghetti
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Popular Press ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Female Sports ◽  
European Football

This study explores the gendered narratives constructed in the coverage of the 2016 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Championship football tournament in selected English newspapers. Using qualitative textual analysis, the study tests the efficacy of three established classifications and draws them together with a new, fourth classification thereby creating a typology of the (re)presentations of emphasised femininity. The analysis suggests that despite the increasing prevalence of female sports journalists and the increasing coverage of female athletes in a variety of sports, including football, the reporting of men’s football in the English popular press continues to cast women in subordinate and sexualised roles. Furthermore, women who challenge these roles, particularly those who establish their own voice within the event’s discursive space, are criticised.

A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reporting on China’s air pollution in the official Chinese English-language press

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 645-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Pollution Levels

This corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reports on air pollution published from 2008 through 2015 by China Daily, China’s largest official English-language newspaper, reveals a significant attitudinal shift around the end of 2011 as regards public awareness of increasing air pollution levels in China and related public criticism. It also constructs a clear image of the increasing determination and resolve of the Chinese central government over the course of this 8-year period to take action to effectively reduce air pollution. This study highlights the submissive role played by the official Chinese press in their reporting on air pollution under the strict censorship system of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as the socio-political role that international sporting events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games played in raising both public and governmental awareness of environmental issues.

Newspaper Coverage of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress in the United States, 2014–2020: Consequences, Causes, and Solutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110294
Author(s):  
Jonathan Purtle ◽  
Sarah Bowler ◽  
Maura Boughter-Dornfeld ◽  
Katherine L. Nelson ◽  
Sarah E. Gollust
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
News Media ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Toxic Stress ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

News media can shape public opinion about child adversity and influence the translation of research into public policy. Research about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress has increased dramatically in recent years, but little is known about how these concepts are covered in news media. We reviewed how newspapers in the United States have portrayed the consequences of, causes of, and solutions to address ACEs and toxic stress, examined trends in newspaper coverage, and assessed differences in coverage of ACEs versus toxic stress. Quantitative content analysis was conducted of 746 newspaper articles mentioning “adverse childhood experience(s)” and/or “toxic stress” published in 25 U.S. newspapers between January 1, 2014, and May 30, 2020. κ statistics of interrater reliability were calculated, and variables with κ ≥ .60 were retained for quantitative analysis. We found that newspaper coverage of ACEs and toxic stress increased dramatically between 2014 and 2018 and then sharply declined. Only 13.3% of articles mentioned both ACEs and toxic stress. There were many statistically significant ( p < .05) differences in the causes, consequences, and solutions identified in articles focused on ACEs versus toxic stress. Coverage of both concepts predominantly focused on consequences for individuals, not society. However, 54.6% of articles identified a structural cause of ACEs and/or toxic stress. Increased volume in newspaper coverage about ACEs and toxic stress could increase public awareness about the relationship between childhood adversity and adult outcomes. There is a need to portray ACEs and toxic stress as complementary concepts more coherently in news media.

The gladiatorial sponsorship arena: how ambushing impacts memory

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Kelly ◽  
Bettina Cornwell ◽  
Kiran Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ambush Marketing ◽  
Brand Advertising ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Level

PurposeThe practice whereby a non-official sponsor brand attempts to “ambush” an official sponsor’s rights continues to threaten sporting events. A key motivator of the ensuing regulatory response is grounded in the ambiguity that ambush marketing generates, namely, by obscuring public awareness of the legitimate sponsor. However, the cognitive processes underpinning sponsorship identification have only recently been investigated empirically. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of ambush advertising on sponsorship memory.Design/methodology/approachA 2 (brand advertising: sponsorship-linked vs non-sponsorship-linked) × 2 (ambush advertisement: ambush advertisement vs filler) experimental design was used to test the impact of exposure on sponsor recall and recognition.FindingsThe results indicate that exposure to ambush advertising has adverse effects cognitively. When presented with a sponsorship-linked advertisement and an ambush advertisement, the participants had diminished recall of who the legitimate sponsor was, and were less likely to recognize them.Research limitations/implicationsThis work has important theoretical implications in that it draws together the existing literature on sponsorship, advertising and cognitive fields. Moreover, on a practical level, this work informs the debate on increased regulatory intervention into ambushing practices, which is centered on tensions between balancing fair marketing practice with the rights of sponsors and event organizers.Originality/valueTo date, there is a paucity of research that examines the effects of ambushing in a sports sponsorship context. The unique contribution of this study is that it shows the process through which ambushing advertising adversely impacts sponsors’ rights.

‘Every man an emperor’: the British press, Bloody Sunday and the image of the British Army1

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg McLaughlin ◽  
Stephen Baker
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
British Army ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
Bloody Sunday ◽  
British Press ◽  
The Moment ◽  
British State

On 30 January 1972, men of the 1st Parachute Regiment of the British Army opened fire on civil rights marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 unarmed and innocent civilians. The event was reported worldwide and was to seen in hindsight as a significant turning point in the conflict in Northern Ireland; the moment when a struggle for civil rights gave way to a war between the IRA and the British state. Yet, as the textual analysis in this chapter shows, the official story of Bloody Sunday was based almost entirely on army lies and propaganda and on the flawed Widgery Report of 19 April 1972, which exonerated the paratroopers and their officers and cast doubt on the innocence of the victims. Newspaper coverage at the time showed a determination to recover the image and reputation of the Army in the wake of the killings. Indeed, even after the Saville Report 38 years later, which vindicated the victims and cast blame solely on the British army, sections of the British press were reluctant to let go of the official version. The explanation for this, we argue, has more to do with a deep-seated, cultural and ideological predisposition than with propaganda or the normative routines of commercial journalism.

scholarly journals From social celebration to politics as usual : newspaper coverage of the Legislative opening in Ontario, 1900-2007

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Irvine Cairns
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Social Construction Of Reality

This dissertation analyzes twentieth century changes in the representation of political authority in Ontario. It does so by conducting narrative analysis and framing analysis of newspaper coverage of the ceremonial Opening of the Legislature. In contrast to standard political science approaches to this key civic ritual, the dissertation builds upon cultural theory that views news as central to the social construction of reality and addresses three research questions: In what ways has the meaning of the legislative opening been represented in mainstream Ontario newspapers? How have mass mediated processes of ritualization changed over time? And what do answers to the first two questions suggest about the development of popular conceptions of political legitimacy in Ontario? Textual analysis demonstrates that social knowledge about the legislative opening has changed significantly between 1900 and 2007. During the first half of the twentieth century, journalists approached and described the Opening of the Legislature as a Social Celebration: a popular festival at Queen's Park that was also a break from routine policy discourse and partisan battle. By contrast, by the 1970s coverage was organized around the Speech from the Throne. Increasingly aggressive journalistic tones and techniques represented the ritual as a performance of rationality--a special iteration of Politics as Usual. Once a celebration of social order centred around Ontario High Society, the legislative opening is now depicted as a debate among competing interests in Ontario society. While remaining critical of the emergent ritual of liberal-pluralism for its part in normalizing systems of inequality, the dissertation argues that changes in newspaper coverage both reflect and reinforce the rise of what Smith calls "electoral democracy", a conception of politics in which extra-parliamentary actors are legitimized as participants in government. At the level of scholarly practice, the study makes an original contribution to recent debates in media anthropology by using longitudinal textual analysis to study the ritualization of civic ritual; and shifts in news coverage are used to advocate further interdisciplinary studies of legislative politics in Canada.

scholarly journals From social celebration to politics as usual : newspaper coverage of the Legislative opening in Ontario, 1900-2007

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Irvine Cairns
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Social Construction Of Reality

This dissertation analyzes twentieth century changes in the representation of political authority in Ontario. It does so by conducting narrative analysis and framing analysis of newspaper coverage of the ceremonial Opening of the Legislature. In contrast to standard political science approaches to this key civic ritual, the dissertation builds upon cultural theory that views news as central to the social construction of reality and addresses three research questions: In what ways has the meaning of the legislative opening been represented in mainstream Ontario newspapers? How have mass mediated processes of ritualization changed over time? And what do answers to the first two questions suggest about the development of popular conceptions of political legitimacy in Ontario? Textual analysis demonstrates that social knowledge about the legislative opening has changed significantly between 1900 and 2007. During the first half of the twentieth century, journalists approached and described the Opening of the Legislature as a Social Celebration: a popular festival at Queen's Park that was also a break from routine policy discourse and partisan battle. By contrast, by the 1970s coverage was organized around the Speech from the Throne. Increasingly aggressive journalistic tones and techniques represented the ritual as a performance of rationality--a special iteration of Politics as Usual. Once a celebration of social order centred around Ontario High Society, the legislative opening is now depicted as a debate among competing interests in Ontario society. While remaining critical of the emergent ritual of liberal-pluralism for its part in normalizing systems of inequality, the dissertation argues that changes in newspaper coverage both reflect and reinforce the rise of what Smith calls "electoral democracy", a conception of politics in which extra-parliamentary actors are legitimized as participants in government. At the level of scholarly practice, the study makes an original contribution to recent debates in media anthropology by using longitudinal textual analysis to study the ritualization of civic ritual; and shifts in news coverage are used to advocate further interdisciplinary studies of legislative politics in Canada.

Framing the Olympic Elite Athlete Funding Issue: A Case Study of Canadian Newspaper Coverage

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanhan Xue ◽  
Daniel S. Mason ◽  
Brad R. Humphreys ◽  
Bruce K. Johnson ◽  
John C. Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Elite Athlete ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Framing Theory ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Time Periods

This article employs media framing theory to examine the debate over public funding to support elite athlete development. More specifically, it examines the discourse in Canadian newspaper coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games surrounding funding for elite athletes. The article first provides an overview of government funding support for elite athletes in Canada and then reviews relevant literature on media framing theory. Methods are discussed, followed by a summary of the frames found in the data analysis process, which examines frames across two distinct time periods—a period leading up to the Games where many stakeholders worried about the ability of Canadian athletes to perform for the host country and the period during and following the Games (where Canadian athletes achieved unprecedented success in winning medals). Several frames emerged from the media coverage regarding the issue of federal government funds for elite athletes over the periods before and during/after the 2010 Olympic Games. Through examining the frequencies of particular frames, we find that three frames—medal performance and national pride, diversified funding approaches, and sport participation and health benefits—were present in both pre-Olympics and during/post-Olympics periods examined, but the salience of the three frames varied between the time periods.

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