Who frames nuclear testing? Understanding frames and news sources in the US and South Korean news coverage of North Korean nuclear testing

Yonghwan Kim, Mi Rosie Jahng

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Abstract

This study investigated how US and South Korean newspapers framed the North Korean nuclear test on 9 October 2006 and the diversity of news sources in constructing such frames. A content analysis of news articles in the New York Times, Washington Post, Chosun Ilbo, and Hankyore Daily found that US and South Korean newspapers framed the North Korean nuclear test differently. Results also showed that US and South Korean newspapers used news sources differently to support certain frames of the nuclear test coverage, implicating strategic media framing by which news media strategically construct aspects or meaning of the events by selecting different types of news sources. Findings are discussed in relation to news frames and news sources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)126-142
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of International Communication
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • content analysis
  • Framing theory
  • international comparative research
  • news sources
  • strategic media framing

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