scholarly journals Analysis of COVID-19 news coverage by Televisión Española (TVE1)

2022 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Gloria Rosique-Cedillo ◽  
Paz-Andrea Crisóstomo-Flores
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Journalism Ethics ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Economic News ◽  
Best Practice Guidelines ◽  
The Government

This article analyzes the news coverage of the COVID-19 health crisis by Televisión Española (TVE1), to determine if this media reported the news with rigor and in accordance with journalism professional codes and best practice guidelines. For this purpose, content analysis was conducted on the universe of news stories (n=1,449) in the TVE1 daily newscast, starting with the first outbreak of the pandemic on the Iberian Peninsula on February 26, 2020, until the end of the first state of emergency on June 21, 2020. Our categories of analysis were: information sources, news frames, predominant topics, resources used for dramatic effects, and breaches of journalism ethics in reporting news. In general, TVE1 did not engage in sensationalized or dramatized news coverage, but instead attempted to transmit a message that was educational and instructional. Its policy was to provide information on measures adopted by authorities to help prevent the spread of the pandemic. Nevertheless, TVE’s benevolent attitude towards the government and its policies can be observed in its news reporting, revealing a lack of impartiality and editorial independence by this media. Despite the importance of specialized and expert information in times of a pandemic, eyewitness sources were those most used in reporting news, even in economic news framing. Furthermore, these latter sources were employed instead of expert ones, which were in fact the least used, and whose presence progressively declined during the analyzed period.

News framing of avian flu: Media advocacy and response to a public health crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhee Choi ◽  
Brooke Weberling McKeever
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Advocacy ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
News Stories ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mobilizing Information

This study explores how South Korean newspapers reported the issue of AI (avian influenza) by employing framing, and the concepts of media advocacy and mobilizing information (MI). Results indicate that news stories were more likely to attribute blame to the government. Government, scientist/researcher, and farmer sources were most prevalent in news coverage. Mentions of tactical MI for the preventive actions increased. Overall, findings indicate the increased media advocacy efforts during repetitive outbreaks of AI.

scholarly journals Media Coverage on General Issues: A Constructionist Study of News Frames and Government Performance of PML-Q (2002-07)

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Salman Amin ◽  
Dr. Ghulam Shabir ◽  
Dr. Saqib Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Know How ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Government Response ◽  
The Government

The paper tries to establish the performance modality of government. In this study, selected frames (thematic) were examined in four major English newspapers of Pakistan regarding general issues and evaluate the performance of government (PML-Q 2002-07) based on framing tone, i.e. "Good" and "Bad".  All news stories related to general issues published in the selected newspapers from the last five years of the selected regime.  A systematic random sampling method has deemed appropriate and employed for the study. For hypotheses testing, applied comparison model and Chi-square through AMOS.  The study revealed that the PML-Q government response on these issues has remained sufficient, and they know how to control the terrorism in whole Pakistan, besides maintaining law and order situation, policies made should be immediately implemented. The findings of this framing table (s) explain the PML-Q government performances that the government gradually performed well and also imply the policy to sort out the issues.

scholarly journals Corpus-based Comparative Study of Online News Reporting of the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Philippines and Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gio Eiron Villanueva
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Early Period ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Online News ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Government

When faced with new and threatening events like a global health crisis, the public tends to draw inferences from news media to make sense of the uncertainties of the situation. This study explores how online news media in the Philippines and Malaysia depicted the outbreak of COVID-19 during the early period of its spread. The study analyzes the discourse around the outbreak based on a large corpus of Facebook news posts between January and March 2020. Using a corpus-based approach called Keyness Analysis, salient themes & topics, and framings around the disease were identified and interpreted. The results show the differences in the reporting of the outbreak between the two countries. News reports in the Philippines depicted the disease in an enigmatic lens which explains the alarmist angle of news reports and the reassuring tone of the government, versus the war framing of Malaysian news that depicted the disease as an enemy to be fought and defeated. In reporting about the bid to contain the spread of the virus, Philippine news reports dealt mostly with the restrictions and regulations of movement while the Malaysian news covered more issues on personal hygiene and safety protocols. Lastly, concerns for Filipino seafarers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) that needs to be repatriated was a recurring theme in Philippine news reports regarding COVID-19, while concerns for the economy was prominent in the Malaysian news reports. The study therefore shows that the depiction of COVID-19 in Malaysia and the Philippines are shaped by each country’s present social and political conditions.

scholarly journals Portrayal of Canada in the Dutch Print Media

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leen D'Haenens ◽  
Jan Bosman
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Central Research ◽  
News Frames ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
On Line ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Le Canada

Abstract: This article is devoted to the nature of recent news coverage of Canada in the on-line versions of eight Dutch newspapers. The research literature points to five recurrent frames in news reporting: conflict, human interest, economic impact, morality, and responsibility. Our central research question concerned the nature of recent news reporting on Canada in Dutch newspapers in terms of amount of coverage and themes dealt with - and whether this news reflects the news frames. Two periods of study included eight weeks of routine reporting early in 2001 and two event-driven crisis months starting with September 11. In-depth interviews were also conducted with media makers and experts on Canada regarding their perception of the overall quality of the Dutch news reporting on Canada. Résumé : Cet article porte sur la manière dont les versions en ligne de huit journaux néerlandais ont couvert le Canada récemment. La littérature de recherche indique cinq « frames » récurrents dans la couverture de nouvelles : conflit, dimension humaine, impact économique, moralité, et responsabilité. Notre question de recherche concerne des reportages récents sur le Canada dans des journaux néerlandais par rapport au nombre de reportages et aux thèmes soulevés, ainsi qu'aux cinq « frames » mentionnés ci-dessus. Deux périodes d'étude comprennent huit semaines de reportage routinier au début de l'an 2001 et deux mois de crises provoquées par les événements suivant le 11 septembre. Des entrevues en profondeur ont été menées auprès de professionnels des médias et d'experts sur le Canada pour apprendre comment ils perçoivent la qualité générale des reportages néerlandais sur le Canada.

Newspaper Framing of Climate Change and Sustainability Issues in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
T Nirmala ◽  
I. Arul Aram
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Human Life ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Development News ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Regional Newspapers ◽  
Social And Economic Development

This article describes how climate change influences nature and human life and it is the basis for social and economic development. News reporting on climate change must address the challenges in the deeper social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. The news coverage of climate change and sustainability issues helps people to better understand the concepts and perspectives of environment. This article aims to examine how dominant newspapers in Tamil Nadu have framed climate change and sustainability issues. This is done by analyzing climate change articles (N = 120) in two mainstream newspapers – The Hindu in English and the Daily Thanthi in Tamil. Climate change communication in regional newspapers and local news stories may increase the public's interest and knowledge level regarding climate change and sustainability issues.

scholarly journals COVID-19 news reporting and engaging in the age of social media: Comparing Xinhua News Agency and The Paper

2021 ◽  
pp. 205943642110173
Author(s):  
Zenan Chen ◽  
Xiaoge Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Special Form ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
New Normal ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
News Stories ◽  
News Agency ◽  
Xinhua News Agency

“To follow and to be followed” has become the new normal in news communication in the age of social media. News audience follow news via social media while they are being followed by news anytime anywhere. This new normal has created a pressing need to investigate whether social media have brought any changes to both party-controlled and market-oriented news media in China in reporting crises. Comparing Xinhua News Agency (party-controlled) and The Paper (market-oriented), this study investigated how they reported COVID-19 and how their news consumers engaged with their COVID-19 news stories on Jinri Toutiao, a popular and yet special form of social media. This study found that Xinhua News Agency continued to stay overwhelmingly positive, while The Paper was more neutral in reporting the health crisis. Xinhua News Agency was surprisingly more episodic than The Paper in framing the pandemic. The Paper, however, had a higher level of user engagement than Xinhua News Agency. To cater to the changing news-seeking behaviors and patterns, both party-controlled and market-oriented news media have changed their operations, but not their fundamental orientations.

Analyzing Verbal Narratives in TV News and Commercials

2014 ◽  
pp. 244-261
Author(s):  
Dennis T. Lowry
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Presidential Approval ◽  
Visual Medium ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Political News ◽  
Economic News ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Tv Commercials ◽  
News Bias ◽  
Lexical Content

This chapter acknowledges the truism that “television is a visual medium” but discusses six reasons for sometimes focusing scholarly attention on the non-visual, lexical content of TV news and commercials. It summarizes three different lexical analyses of network TV news dealing with economic news reporting, the reporting of presidential approval polls, as well as general presidential news coverage. All three studies were carried out within the context of charges of political news bias, and all three found evidence to support public perceptions of such bias. The fourth study summarizes a longitudinal analysis of presidential campaign TV commercials from 1952-2008. The particular focus of this study was to look for lexical differences in the content of commercials from winning vs. losing campaigns. The four studies summarized in this chapter demonstrate that, even in this visual age of television, words still mean things.

scholarly journals Good and Bad Frames in the News Coverage of the Pakistan English Newspaper in the Regime of Pakistan Peoples Party from 2008 to 2013

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-365
Author(s):  
Salman Amin ◽  
Ghulam Shabir ◽  
Saqib Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
General Election ◽  
Control Law ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Government

The study examined the coverage of general issues and to find out the performance of Pakistan Peoples Party from 2008 to 2013; through English Pakistani newspaper. The aim of this study to investigate the coverage of general issues that how the newspapers framed these issues in a "Good" and "Bad" frame. Furthermore, these frames were showing the credibility of the government. The quantitative content analysis method was used and, the population, all news stories related to general issues, published in selected newspapers, last five years in a selected Regime from 2008 to 2013 in Pakistan. The systematic Random sampling method was deemed appropriate and employed for this study. The finding of this study shows that The PPP government completed its five years term, in that tenure bad governance was in peak. Due to bad governance, poverty was on peak, and the worst model was adobe to control law and order situation, corruption was on peak, all type of terrorism practically active and had no proper plan to fulfil basic needs of the general public. There were waves of political unrest ahead of the 2008 and 2013 general election. The unfortunate incident happened in December 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister and chair of the PPP, and there were several attacks in KP and FATA targeting leftist politicians and political rallies in the weeks preceding the 2008 general election.

scholarly journals The Framing of Adoption: A Content Analysis of Print News Coverage 2014-2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Cynthia Morton ◽  
Summer Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Policy Frames ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Print News ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Child Adoption

A qualitative content analysis method was applied to explore the frames associated with child adoption news coverage over a three-year period. The research questions examined the frame themes represented in print news stories about adoption and their prominence. An analysis of national print news publications found that child adoption coverage leaned toward regulatory and policy frames and frames about the child welfare industry. Absent from print news frames were themes that focused on the humanity of adoption, whether from the perspective of individuals and couples considering adoption or of children either waiting to be adopted or who were adopted successfully. The skew toward a small subset of themes on such a complex issue has implications for adopters and adoptees and the stigmas perpetuated across society. 

scholarly journals Representation of Emerging COVID-19 in Bangladeshi Newspapers

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Mehnaz Hoque ◽  
Sk. Abu Raihan Siddique
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Representation Theory ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Social Representation Theory ◽  
The Government

This study explains how Bangladeshi media responded during the coronavirus crisis focusing on the issues of news related to COVID-19. The study analyzes the content of a total of 744 articles in the ProthomAlo & The Daily Star,the country's most-read newspapers in-between the timeline from 8th March 2020 to 4th April 2020. It investigates how the COVID-19 presented as `furious’ and `deadly’ virus among the readers. In particular, this study explores the representation pattern of the phenomena of 'emerging deadly infectious diseases' in the newspapers. Using Social Representation Theory (SRT), the study investigates the collective meaning sharing focus on the news coverage during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh. The study also finds out how the newspapers sideline the representation of this pandemic as a `health crisis' to ` national economic crisis.' Thus the representation covers up the government irresponsibility by focusing more on `unconscious mass' and`limitations' of a developing country. Therefore, the `panic' increases and the solution of this pandemic muffled under it. Also, this study provides some tentative explanations for this linguistic representation by editorial sections of these newspapers.

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