MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRISIS: A CONCEPT-BASED ANALYSIS

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2018-03-07

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Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi

Abstract

• The paper "Media Coverage of Crisis: A Concept-Based Analysis" discusses the parameters that could be used as standard for the ; appraisal of content of media coverage of Crisis. Basing its ’• theoretical foundation on Social Responsibility, Agenda Setting • and Cultivation Theories, the paper appraised the issues that ' could be seen as standard or yardstick that can be used in the analysis of content of media coverage of crisis. The concepts or themes considered are: Media Portrayal of Reality, Selective Reporting/Ethnic Bias, Media as Tool for Generating Concern and : Stereotype Reporting as it Relates to Coverage of Crises. The paper : concludes that using the above criteria, the researcher can be better equipped with tools that can be used to analyze the coverage of crisis by the media.

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Media, Newspaper Coverage, Crisis, Concept, Analysis

Citation

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