scholarly journals Iraq, 9/11, and the Mediated Presidency of George W. Bush

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 331-350
Author(s):  
Stephen Farnsworth ◽  
Robert S. Lichter
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Network News ◽  
Media Management ◽  
White House ◽  
The Media ◽  
Commander In Chief ◽  
Invasion Of Iraq

George W. Bush’s presidency has been marked by aggressive media management efforts that have generated mixed success. This article examines how Bush and his White House media team sought to manage the media largely by framing the president primarily as a wartime commander-in-chief. This article discusses the administration’s media strategies designed to secure more positive news coverage and employs a content analysis of network news coverage of Bush during key periods of his presidency to examine their effectiveness. The findings demonstrate that the White House enjoyed relatively positive news coverage in the months after September 11, 2001 and during the combat phase of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. At many other times during his presidency, though, the Bush tendency to over-promise led to highly critical news coverage. As the distance from 9/11 increased, the tone of coverage turned increasingly negative.

scholarly journals Presenting a strong and united front to tobacco industry interference : a content analysis of Australian newspaper coverage of tobacco plain packaging 2008–2014

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e023485
Author(s):  
Caroline Louise Miller ◽  
Aimee Lee Brownbill ◽  
Joanne Dono ◽  
Kerry Ettridge
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Plain Packaging ◽  
The Media ◽  
Implementation Delay

ObjectivesIn 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry. Media coverage can be an influential contributor to public debate, and both public health advocates and industry sought media coverage for their positions. The aim of this study was to measure the print media coverage of Australian’s plain packaging laws, from inception to roll-out, in major Australian newspapers.MethodsThis study monitored mainstream Australian print media (17 newspapers) coverage of the plain packaging policy debate and implementation, over a 7-year period from January 2008 to December 2014. Articles (n=701) were coded for article type, opinion slant and topic(s).DesignContent analysis.ResultsCoverage of plain packaging was low during preimplementation phase (2008–2009), increasing sharply in the lead into legislative processes and diminished substantially after implementation. Articles covered policy rationale, policy progress and industry arguments. Of the news articles, 96% were neutrally framed. Of the editorials, 55% were supportive, 28% were opposing, 12% were neutral and 5% were mixed.ConclusionsProtracted political debate, reflected in the media, led to an implementation delay of plain packaging. While Australian media provided comprehensive coverage of industry arguments, news coverage was largely neutral, whereas editorials were mostly supportive or neutral of the policy. Countries seeking to implement plain packaging of tobacco should not be deterred by the volume of news coverage, but should actively promote the evidence for plain packaging in the media to counteract the arguments of the tobacco industry.

Issue Emergence, Evolution of Controversy, and Implications for Competitive Framing

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Franklin Fowler ◽  
Sarah E. Gollust ◽  
Amanda F. Dempsey ◽  
Paula M. Lantz ◽  
Peter A. Ubel
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
The Media ◽  
External Events ◽  
Insight Into

Although scholarship on competitive framing acknowledges that framing is a dynamic process in which the early stages may matter most, very little research has focused on the dynamics of issue emergence. In this article, we draw on several literatures to develop theories for how controversy related to new issues will emerge and expand in news coverage. Through a comprehensive content analysis of 101 local newspapers across the fifty U.S. states, we explore the dynamic and evolving process wherein a new issue—the HPV vaccine—emerged into public discourse and a legislative debate over school requirements for vaccination began. We find that coverage of controversy is a function of proximity, driven primarily by events within a state, although external events also influence local coverage. We also find that the legislative discussion in the media did not necessarily start out as controversial, but as the issue evolved, we observe a large increase in the proliferation of both actors taking positions and the types of arguments made to influence debate. The findings yield important insight into issue emergence with implications for how future research might test competing frames to better understand how the presentation of controversy in the mass media affects public opinion.

This Just in … How National TV News Handled the Breaking “Live” Coverage of September 11

2003 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Reynolds ◽  
Brooke Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Breaking News ◽  
Tv News ◽  
September 11 Attacks

This study identifies the different roles that journalists assumed in breaking news coverage of the September 11 terrorism attacks and explores how a change in traditional reporting routines might affect the type of information broadcast journalists disseminate. The first five hours of breaking news coverage of the September 11 attacks on CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS is examined through content analysis. The data show that journalists who broke the news of September 11 assumed multiple roles to deliver information including that of expert and social commentator; they reported rumors, used anonymous sources, and frequently included personal references in their reporting.

From Newspaper to Parliament and Back? A Study of Media Attention as Source for and Result of the Dutch Question Hour

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Van Aelst ◽  
Rosa van Santen ◽  
Lotte Melenhorst ◽  
Luzia Helfer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
News Values ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Political Statement ◽  
The Media

AbstractThis study on the role of media attention for the Dutch question hour answers three questions: to what extent is media attention a source of inspiration for oral parliamentary questions? What explains the newsworthiness of these questions? And what explains the extent of media coverage for the questions posed during the question hour? To address this, we present a content analysis of oral parliamentary questions and related press coverage in five recent years. The results show first that oral questions are usually based on media attention for a topic. Concerns about media influence should however be nuanced: it is not necessarily the coverage itself, but also regularly a political statement that is the actual source of a parliamentary question. The media are thus an important “channel” for the interaction between politicians. Second, our analysis shows that oral questions do not receive media attention naturally. Several news values help to explain the amount of news coverage that questions receive. “Surfing the wave” of news attention for a topic in the days previous to the question hour seems to be the best way to generate media attention.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON THEATRE PUBLICITY, POPULARITY AND PATRONAGE IN NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Vincent Oghenvweta Diakpomrere
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Present Scheme ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This study examined and measured the impact of newspaper coverage on theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria. The work appraises the extent to which Nigerian newspapers (by extension, the media) are contributing toward enhancing theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria. The study utilized questions such as: do newspapers presently give attention to and thus provide publicity to theatres and their programmes? Is such attention worthwhile (adequate) under the present scheme of things or need to be intensified? How often do newspapers report theatre events? Do newspapers report theatre events more as features than as straight news, editorial or letters to editors? Coding schedule was used as the measuring instrument for data collection. A purposively selected sample comprising three Nigerian newspapers was studied. Content analysis research method was applied in carrying out the study. The study revealed that the contribution(s) of Nigerian newspapers to theatre popularity and patronage through publicity provided by their news coverage/feature stories is very minimal and grossly inadequate premised on the following findings: they do not give prominent attention to theatre events and programmes. They hardly report (place) news about theatre events and programmes on the front pages. They do not frequently report theatre events and programmes. Furthermore, they do not utilize features in presenting theatre events or programmes stories. The study therefore recommended that theatre producers and managers should intensify newspaper publicity options by setting up private newspapers or establishing mutually beneficial links with popular newspapers in view of promoting theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Economic Press Coverage in the UAE. Study of Content Analysis of Daily Economic Supplement Al-Etihad Newspaper 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryadh Ben Amor ◽  
Mohammed Fathi Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Economic News ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Economic Press

The study covered economic news coverage in its different forms (news, reports, press interviews, articles, etc.) of the economic supplement of the UAE daily newspaper Al Etihad by studying a random sample of the daily economic supplement in November 2018. The study focused on several types of the journalistic forms published by the mentioned annex, and the extent of economic and development coverage of this supplement to other forms such as the publication of studies or economic analysis or the use of the investigative press with all its outputs to serve this coverage to satisfy the growing needs of readers interested in economic issues that are of interest to large numbers of readers nowadays. The study also examined the economic news forms on which the editorial policy focuses on the appendix, as well as the different sources from which the issuers of the appendix draw this information and organize these sources according to certain criteria such as relevance, credibility, inclusiveness and others. This is to know the percentage of ready-made news (negative) and news produced by the newspaper staff (positive) and news from public institutions that the newspaper works to support and reformulate it (positive / negative). The researcher relied on the methodology of the media survey and the content analysis tool for seven economic supplements for the newspaper mentioned (days 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 26/11/2018). The study included three axes, one devoted to the theoretical framework and the second to the methodological framework. The third axis was devoted to the analytical study.

scholarly journals Investigating the Use of Language in Islam-related News: Evidence from Selected Non-Western Online Newspapers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Aliyu Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Media ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Sensitivity Training ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
The Media ◽  
Negative Tone

The manner in which language is utilized in reporting Islam is disheartening. This is because sensationalized language, especially in the news media, could reinforce negative stereotypes. As such, those who rely on the media to understand Islam are likely to develop negative preconceptions about the religion. This study aims to investigate how the non-western online newspapers use language in news coverage of Islam. Content analysis was used to collect and analyze the data. Using purposive sampling, Punch and Vanguard were selected from Nigeria while The Star and New Straits Times were selected from Malaysia. A total of 599 Islam-related news articles were collected from the selected newspapers using internet-based search from November 2015 until September 2016. The findings showed that almost half of the overall Islam-related articles conveyed negative tone toward Islam while very few conveyed positive tone. This shows that the language used in news coverage of Islam is inappropriate and sensational. Hence, there is a need to enhance the reporters’ knowledge and writing skills through inter-media exchange program, exposure to different religious, social and cultural lives, workshops, seminars, conferences, as well as sensitivity training and retraining on reporting religions.

scholarly journals The Images of Donald Trump on Online News Media in Indonesia Through Photojournalism: Media Construction and Readers’ Perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-322
Author(s):  
Muhammad Taufiq al Makmun ◽  
◽  
Diah Kristina ◽  
Karunia Purna Kusciati ◽  
Fenty Kusumastuti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reader Response ◽  
News Media ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online News ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
White House ◽  
Media Construction ◽  
The Media

This study aims to find out the representation of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, through photojournalism which is used to support the news coverage of the president in the Indonesian online news media. It is reader-response research examining photography representation in the Indonesian online news media: okezone.com, tribunnews.com, and detik.com in 2017-2020 to view the media construction and readers’ perception. The respondents consisted of the students of English Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia were chosen to represent the digital native online news readers in Indonesia. In order to get the readers’ perception, they were asked to “read” 15 photos of President Trump, 12 of them were taken from news coverages of three online news media: okezonecom, tribunnews.com, and detik.com; whereas the other three photos were taken from the White House official website. The finding shows that Donald Trump tends to be portrayed differently with those used by the White House official website. Furthermore, readers are able to recognize the official presidential photos among the photojournalism. Despite their awareness of the photo selections by the media, each photojournalism used in the survey is perceived both negatively and positively by the readers. Keywords: Photojournalism, online media, media construction, reader-response, Donald Trump.

scholarly journals Presidential Pseudo-Events and the Media Coverage They Receive

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 85-108
Author(s):  
Jeff Peake ◽  
Amanda Jo Parks
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Local Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
White House ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media

American presidents routinely use pseudo-events in their attempts to generate positive news coverage and build a favorable image in the press. Despite their prevalence, we know little about how pseudo-events are covered by the American press. We content analyze front-page coverage of seven White House events during 2006 and early 2007 in 96 U.S. newspapers. We compare the amount and tone of coverage given each event, as well as the framing provided by headlines and lead paragraphs. Moreover, comparisons across newspapers suggest that newspapers slant to their coverage of presidential pseudo-events, which correlates with endorsement behavior and the political leanings of its potential market. Our results suggest that the coverage of presidential pseudo-events is shaped by the national political and policy context as well as the local context of the newspaper, thus limiting the ability of the White House to positively influence media coverage. However, effective staging and symbolism can result in positive coverage, even when the president faces difficult political circumstances.

Discussions on education policies in media: Media representations of education activists in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
A Fulya Şen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Education System ◽  
News Media ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Online Newspaper ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
The Media

This study examines the media representations of Turkey's educational labour union, Eğitim-Sen. In so doing, it analyses the news coverage of the protests of Eğitim-Sen against the education policies of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, structured by an Islamist political perspective. In this study, the content analysis has been carried out in order to investigate the attitude of the news media towards the education activism, as well as in order to take in issues of meaning and context. This analysis involves the online newspaper debates pertaining to the 13 February 2015 strike action of Eğitim-Sen, and the new curriculum announced in July 2017. This study aims to reveal how the struggles of Eğitim-Sen against the Islamification of the education system in Turkey are represented in the media, how Turkish media attempts to generate powerful voices, as well as how the media ignores the voices of dissidents. It has been concluded that Eğitim-Sen is underrepresented in the mainstream news media.

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