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- Title
Chinese News Coverage of Diseases with Domestic versus Foreign Origins:An Analysis of Xinhua Framing of SARS and Ebola.
- Authors
Jin Li; Brewer, Paul R.; Ley, Barbara L.
- Abstract
Chinese news coverage of public health issues such as infectious diseases can shape public responses to these issues. Previous studies have examined how Chinese news outlets have framed a range of diseases; however, such research has typically focused on coverage of a single disease at a time. To provide a step toward a broader understanding of the topic, the present study analyzed how a leading Chinese news agency, Xinhua, framed SARS and Ebola--infectious diseases that originated inside and outside China, respectively. A quantitative content analysis of 500 Xinhua stories (250 about SARS and 250 about Ebola) found that the news agency used the economic effects, responses by domestic government(s), reassurance, and confidence in government frames more often for SARS than Ebola, whereas it used the health effects and responses by international government(s) frames more often for Ebola than SARS. A qualitative framing analysis suggested that Xinhua framed the diseases in ways that promoted a positive image of the Chinese government as successfully managing SARS at home and fighting Ebola abroad. These patterns in framing may reflect government influence on Chinese news organizations as well as the increasing global role of China in addressing international public health crises.
- Subjects
CHINA; PUBLIC health in the press; XINHUA News Agency (Company); SARS disease; EBOLA virus disease; FRAMES (Social sciences); GOVERNMENT &; the press
- Publication
China Media Research, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 2, p75
- ISSN
1556-889X
- Publication type
Article