Extra! Extra! Newspaper framing of the Northern Illinois University shooting: re-conceptualizing contextual framing analysis
Date
2017-01-06Author
Jungdahl, Shauna
Advisor(s)
Frederick, Edward
Davis, Corey
Ibrahim, Amal
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Research in framing theory has routinely analyzed how different types of newspapers
frame an event differently. Research has focused on two different characteristics of the
newspapers that cover issues. Some have examined the proximity (nearby or distant) of a paper
to the event being framed, while others have examined how newspapers with different market
scopes have framed an event differently. Through this research, newspapers have been defined as
either being Local or National. However, definitions for this Local and National dichotomy have
not been consistent. This study will re-conceptualize the idea of different types of newspapers
using a two-dimensional concept that combines proximity and market scope. It will then test the
viability of this new concept by comparing different types of newspapers framing of the
Northern Illinois University shooting.
A content analysis was conducted on newspaper coverage of the shooting using Chyi and
McCombs’ (2004) Two-Dimensional Measurement Scheme to determine how stories were
framed by various newspapers. Results support this study’s prediction that difference in
newspaper framing extends far outside the Local and National categories, and further argues that
more comprehensive conceptualizations of types of newspapers must be taken into consideration
when conducting a comparison measurement in framing analysis.
Subject
Frames (Sociology)
Newspapers
Mass shootings--Illinois
Northern Illinois University
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/75635Type
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