An image of refugees through the social media lens: A narrative framing analysis of the Humans of New York series ‘Syrian Americans’

The creative and cultural industries form an important part of many urban economies, and the fashion industries are one of the exemplar creative industries. Because fashion is based on intangibles such as branding and reputation, it tends to have a two-way relationship with cities: urban areas market themselves through their fashion industry, while the fashion industry draws heavily on the representation of place. In this paper we investigate this interlinked relationship between the fashion industry and place in four of the major cities of global fashion – London, New York, Milan and Paris – using data from the social media platform Twitter. To do this, we draw upon a variety of computer-aided text analysis techniques – including cluster, correspondence and specificity analyses – to examine almost 100,000 tweets collected during the Spring–Summer fashion weeks of February and March 2018. We find considerable diversity in how these cities are represented. Milan and Paris are seen in terms of national fashion houses, artisanal production and traditional institutions such as galleries and exhibitions. New York is focused on media and entertainment, independent designers and a ‘buzzy’ social life. London is portrayed in the most diverse ways, with events, shopping, education, social movements, political issues and the royal family all prominent. In each case, the historical legacy and built environment form important parts of the city’s image. However, there is considerable diversity in representation. We argue that social media allow a more democratic view of the way cities are represented than other methodologies.

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Re-Orienting Refugee Representation? A Multimodal Analysis of Syrian Refugee Representation on the social media platform Humans of New York

10.32920/ryerson.14648352 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nicole Aarssen

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Social Media ◽

Narrative Analysis ◽

Mass Movement ◽

Media Representations ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Syrian Refugee ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform

This major research paper (MRP) examines a selection of photo-narratives presented by the social media account Humans of New York, focusing on a series that documented Syrian refugees in the fall of 2015. It seeks to answer the following questions: How does the HONY platform frame the Syrian Refugee crisis? Which visual, textual, and multimodal elements are mostprevalent in the sample? How does HONY’s representations of Syrian refugees contribute to or challenge the discourse of Orientalism and Othering? Does the HONY coverage provide the opportunity for a more humanizing, compassionate perspective? To answer these questions, I coded the twenty most “liked” posts from the series for various visual, narrative, and multimodal elements. A codebook was developed from the literature review on Orientalism, neo-Orientalism, media representations of Islam, and media representations of refugees, as well as from theories of visual social semiotics, narrative analysis, and multimodal communication. The findings of this MRP question how alternative media platforms may challenge or reinforce traditional tropes utilized by mainstream media to represent a marginalized group such as Syrian refugees. The results suggest that while alternative platforms may challenge aspects of the Orientalist discourse and highlight a shared sense of humanity, the continuity of this discourse is seen to adapt through more subtle manifestations. The HONY audience is more likely to affirm representations that fit within the neo-liberal notion of who is an acceptable and “worthy” refugee. Based on the findings, this study is relevant to how professional communicators and audiences engage with media representations of marginalized groups, particularly in the current sociopolitical environment that is witnessing the unprecedented mass movement of displaced peoples.

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FRAMING ANALYSIS PEMBERITAAN AKSI PENEMBAKAN MUSLIM CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND DI MEDIA ONLINE BBC

MEDIAKITA ◽

10.30762/mediakita.v3i2.1807 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Moh. Yunus

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

New Zealand ◽

Media Framing ◽

Online Media ◽

Framing Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Religious Issue ◽

The Media ◽

Western Media

In this article, the authors chose to do a framing analysis built by western media in the Muslim shootings that took place in New Zealand. The media that the authors of the analysis are online media, BBC. After framing the author found several facts that, the BBC media always tuck in every beginning of the headline (which is related to the event) by using the sentence Christchurch Shootings. The BBC media also picked up a story of a hero in Naaem Rashid, one of the victims who fought against the shooter before being killed. This media also criticized several policies on the legality of possession of firearms in New Zealand and criticism of several social media that ‘already’ broadcasted videos containing shooting content and delays in some of the social media in removing videos thathad spread. BBC media did not mention that this act was an act of terrorism or even called Brenton Tarrant - the Actor of the Shooting - as a terrorist. In fact, this media does not mention the issue of religion which is one of the motives for the shooting carried out by Brenton. The media also did not mention victims based on their religion. This shows that the BBC media does not want to bring up the religious issue which is one of the factors in the shooting.Keywords: Christchurch Shooting, BBC online media, Framing

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Media Portrayals of Hashtag Activism: A Framing Analysis of Canada’s #Idlenomore Movement

Media and Communication ◽

10.17645/mac.v4i2.416 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 3-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Derek Moscato

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Movement ◽

First Nations ◽

Framing Analysis ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Policy Debates ◽

The Social ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Future Challenges ◽

The Arab Spring

The confluence of activism and social media—legitimized by efforts such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Movements—represents a growing area of mainstream media focus. Using Canada’s #IdleNoMore movement as a case, this study uses framing theory to better understand how traditional media are representing activism borne of social media such as Twitter, and how such activism can ultimately have an impact in political and public policy debates. A qualitative framing analysis is used to identify frames present in media reporting of #IdleNoMore during its first two months by two prominent Canadian publications. Emergent frames show that hashtag activism as a catalyst for a social movement was embraced as a theme by one of the publications, therefore helping to legitimize the role of social media tools such as Twitter. In other frames, both positive and negative depictions of the social movement helped to identify for mainstream audiences both historical grievances and future challenges and opportunities for Canada’s First Nations communities.

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KONSTRUKSI PEMBERITAAN KORUPSI PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL

Diakom Jurnal Media dan Komunikasi ◽

10.17933/diakom.v2i1.36 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 98-111

Author(s):

Launa Launa

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Framing Analysis ◽

State Budget ◽

Interpretive Analysis ◽

Public Servant ◽

The Social ◽

The Government ◽

Collection Methods

ABSTRAK Beban anggaran negara akibat korupsi yang dilakukan para PNS yang belum dipecat telah menjadi sorotan utama pemberitaan media massa nasional, termasuk menjadi hot issue di media sosial. Merdeka.com adalah salah satu media sosial yang ikut memberitakan kasus korupsi para aktor birokrasi tersebut. Pemberitaan Merdeka.com dalam kasus korupsi PNS cenderung memberi framing negatif pada sikap pemerintah. Kajian ini ditujukan untuk melihat framing pemberitaan Merdeka.com terkait kasus tindak pidana korupsi PNS. Kajian ini menggunakan paradigma konstruktivis dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Motode analisis yang digunakan adalah model framing Gamson-Modiglinai dengan teknik analisis deskiptif-interpretif, dan metode pengumpulan data dokumentasi. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa pemberitaan Merdeka.com menempatkan pemerintah pada posisi negatif sebagai dampak dari ketidakjelasan sikap para pejabatnya dalam menindak tegas PNS pelaku tindak pidana korupsi (tipikor). Perangkat framing (framing device) dan perangkat penalaran (reasoning device) yang digunakan Merdeka.com lebih banyak menonjolkan pernyataan bernada permisif terkait sikap pemerintah dan para pejabatnya atas kasus korupsi yang membelit institusinya. Di sisi lain, pihak pemerintah yang ditampilkan sebagai narasumber (baik ditinjau dari sisi methapors, catchphrases, exemplars, dan depictions maupun dari sisi roots, appeals to principle, dan consequence) juga terlihat defensif dalam memberi solusi atas wacana tipikor yang dilakukan para PNS. Kata kunci: Korupsi PNS, analisis framing, ketidakjelasan sikap pemerintah. ABSTRACT The burden of the state budget due to corruption by unscrupted civil servants has been the main focus of national mass media coverage, including being a hot issues on social media. Merdeka.com is one of the social media that has contributed to the corruption of the bureaucratic actors. News on Merdeka.com in corruption cases of civil servants tends to give a negative framing on the attitude of the government.This study was aimed at looking at the framing of the news of Merdeka.com regarding cases of civil servant corruption. This study uses a constructivist paradigm with a qualitative approach. The analytical method used is the Gamson-Modiglinai framing model with deskiptif-interpretive analysis techniques, and documentation data collection methods. The results of the analysis show that the news of Merdeka.com put the government in a negative position as a result of the unclear attitude of the officials in taking firm action against PNS perpetrators of corruption. The framing device and the reasoning device used by Merdeka.com emphasize more permissive statements regarding the attitude of the government and its officials over corruption cases that surround their institutions. On the other hand, the government shown as a resource person (both in terms of methapors, catchphrases, exemplars, and depictions as well as roots, appeals to principle, and consequence) also looks defensive in providing solutions to the corruption discourse carried out by civil servants. Keywords: Public servant corruption, framing analysis, unclear attitude of the government.

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Konstruksi Sosial Atas Pemaknaan Dan Simbol Kecantikkan Pada Trending Hastag Tik Tok

Risenologi : Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Sosial, Pendidikan, dan Bahasa ◽

10.47028/j.risenologi.2021.61.155 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 86-95

Author(s):

Andi Setyawan

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Construction ◽

Framing Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Younger Generation ◽

Standards Of Beauty

Reality is only a social construction created by humans. Tik Tok is a new reality phenomenon constructed by the community as a form of self-expression. One of the features offered by Tik Tok is trending hashtag, which is a collection of the most popular videos. The number of Tik Tok users, especially women, are competing to create content related to the meaning of beauty. This study seeks to analyze the social construction of the meaning of the symbol of beauty in the trending hashtag Tik Tok. The samples of this study were 4 trending hashtags, namely: ladadida challenge, negligee challenge, dualism challenge and ah steady challenge. By using the Zhongdang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki's framing analysis, the results show that there are beauty constructs from these 4 challenges. The symbol of beauty on Tik Tok proves that those users with beautiful faces, white, make up, and wear good clothes are those who are popular and get a lot of attention from other users. The results of this study are expected to be able to be used as literacy for the younger generation, especially Tik Tok social media users, to be wiser in constructing beauty, that everyone is basically beautiful and has different standards of beauty.

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