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In: | Global Media and Communication, 14, 2018, 1, S. 47-63 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 47-63 |
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ISSN: |
1742-7665
1742-7673 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1742766518760086 |
veröffentlicht in: | Global Media and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Schlagwörter: | |
Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Previous research on international communication cites under-reporting and negative coverage as major problems of Western media reporting of the African continent. These problems are present specifically in US television coverage of African countries. Utilising agenda-setting and media framing theory, this study content analyses US television media coverage of Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, in two 5-year time periods, 2005–2009 and 2010–2014. Reports broadcast by the big three networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were coded for issues, sources, valence, and frames ( N = 643). Results corroborate existing research regarding the predominance of episodic frames and negative coverage across time periods. New findings concerning coverage of Nigeria by Western media organisations are discussed. </jats:p> |