A study of newspaper columnists’ framing of Kenyan politics in post-2007 election violence

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ID7495877
AutoresKioko Ireri (0000-0002-3932-0365, Schlumberger (Ireland), autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume34
Fascículo2
Páginas109-127
Data de publicação2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEcquid Novi African Journalism Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0256-0054 • E-ISSN: 1942-0773
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02560054.2013.782284
OpenAlexW1527593313
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas39

This research investigates the prevalence of five media frames in op-ed articles published in Kenya's Sunday Nation newspaper: attribution of responsibility, conflict, economic consequences, human interest and international interest. Through the lens of the attribution of responsibility frame, the study examines who, between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga, was blamed for problems facing Kenya. How the two leaders were framed – positively or negatively – was also analysed. In total, 90 opinion column articles were content analysed in the 18-month period following the formation of Kenya's Grand Coalition Government in 2008. The results show that the conflict frame was the most prevalent, followed by international interest, attribution of responsibility, economic consequences and human interest. Kibaki was blamed more, and thus framed more negatively, than Odinga

Attribution · Framing (construction · Kenya · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · History · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology