Effects of Mass Media Framing of Protest Movements: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Mass Media Studies

Teresa, Geremew Chala

doi:10.30935/ojcmt/11538

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“…Specifically, we wanted to analyze the coverage's framing because it is one of the most informative and productive frameworks for understanding the media's content and effects relate to social justice issues (e.g. Teresa, 2022). Likewise, we focused on issue and source frames because they are two of the most influential frame categories, powerfully shaping public perceptions, attitudes and behaviors (Scheufele and Tewksbury, 2007).…”

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Framing esports' JEDI issues: a case study in media irresponsibility

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Sahm²

2023

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PurposeThis investigation analyzes Asian, European and North American coverage of esports' justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) issues as a case study of media organizations' communications on these topics.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative content analysis describes coverage of esports' race, gender, age and social class issues to draw inferences about media organizations' abilities to meet the organizations' social responsibilities when reporting on organizational JEDI issues.FindingsThere were significant differences across continents; however, most stories only mentioned gender and age, seldom noting esports' race or social class issues.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough all stories analyzed were published in English, the findings extend research suggesting culture may shape the tones, frames and salience of social justice issues in the media.Practical implicationsJEDI issues were not the most prominent topic in at least 80% of the coverage, indicating the normative framework guiding professional journalism since the Cold War fails to guide responsible engagement with contemporary social justice issues.Originality/valueAs one of the first studies analyzing media coverage of organizational JEDI issues, the results of this content analysis (N = 763) provide a quantitative basis for a critique of media organizations' social responsibility when reporting on these issues.

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Section: Issue and Source Framesmentioning

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Framing esports' JEDI issues: a case study in media irresponsibility

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2023

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“…For example, in the U.S., the mass media has framed immigrants, particularly Latinx immigrants, in a negative light by associating them with the notion of illegality, using terms such as “illegal” and “undocumented,” and associating them with crime all of which has played a role in shaping public attitudes about immigration policy (Silber Mohamed & Farris, 2020). Conversely, the mass media can be important for social movements because it can bring visibility to a social issue and aid mobilization (Teresa, 2022). To elucidate, the #MeToo movement, a global movement to end gender-based violence, has used the mass media to bring attention to the pervasiveness of gender-based violence and the lack of governmental response to this issue (Storer & Rodriguez, 2020).…”

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A Comparative Content Analysis of the News Media Framing of Trans Homicide Between Trans Men and Trans Women in the U.S. from 2016 to 2022

Avalos

2023

J Interpers Violence

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Recently, the media’s coverage of trans homicides has increased in the U.S. Studies show that the news media’s framing has been largely negative but has improved in recent times. Yet, research has mostly analyzed the news media’s framing of victims who were trans women, thus limiting our understanding of this issue across different trans groups. The present study employs a mixed method approach to comparatively analyze articles ( N = 124) published in online news media outlets of 15 trans men and 15 trans women murdered between 2016 and 2022. The findings indicate news media outlets used more positive and neutral frames than negative for both groups. However, when compared to trans women, trans men were delegitimized at higher rates. These findings highlight the ways that the police, news media, family, friends, and community members simultaneously contribute to the humanization and delegitimization of trans victims of homicide, demonstrating the importance of ensuring all information released about the victims correctly reflects who they were, or the cycle of delegitimization will continue. By studying how the news media frames trans homicide victims, we can look at how the media shapes cultural beliefs and ideologies about trans people, the role of language in reinforcing stereotypes, and the implications of these framings for trans people.

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Media framing on news of the Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) movement in Malaysia: a quantitative content analysis of two Malaysian newspapers

Jinah,

Lee,

Zakaria

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) Movement first surfaced in June 2021 following prolonged dissatisfaction towards the contract appointment policy of medical doctors in Malaysia. On the 26th of July 2021, an unprecedented strike (Hartal) was organised by contract doctors across Malaysia. It generated major media attention. This study sought to evaluate how the HDK movement was framed in the mainstream media and to analyse the framing trend in conjunction with the chronology of HDK movement events. A total of 109 news articles in two major national newspapers were analysed from 1st June 2021 until 28th February 2022 using quantitative content analysis method. The five-dimension media frame (responsibility, human interest, conflict, morality, and economic consequences) by Semetko & Valkenburg was applied to determine the trend of media framing. MANOVA test was performed to scrutinise the differences in frame portrayal before and after Hartal. Overall, the responsibility frame was the most used (76.2%) both pre- and post-strike, with the most frequently highlighted items being solutions to the HDK issue and the roles played by the government. The human interest frame and conflict frame followed next, with at least one item of each frame being featured in 33.0 and 32.1% of all news articles. Despite more news articles published post-strike, the aggregate mean scores of all the frames were higher during the pre-strike period, demonstrating how media framing in the earlier period significantly affected the subsequent events of the HDK movement and its impact on the contract appointment policy. In this case, media framing set an agenda for stakeholders to implement necessary policy changes to prevent subsequent strikes and to seek long-term solutions. Lastly, this study presents a novel approach to evaluating certain controversial matters that may not be suitably addressed by the conventional research method such as primary quantitative data collection or qualitative interviews.

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Effects of Mass Media Framing of Protest Movements: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Mass Media Studies

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Framing esports' JEDI issues: a case study in media irresponsibility

Framing esports' JEDI issues: a case study in media irresponsibility

A Comparative Content Analysis of the News Media Framing of Trans Homicide Between Trans Men and Trans Women in the U.S. from 2016 to 2022

Media framing on news of the Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) movement in Malaysia: a quantitative content analysis of two Malaysian newspapers

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