Presenter(s): Jillian Niedermeyer
Faculty Mentor(s): Dean Mundy & Pat Curtin
Oral Session 2 O
Modern media is largely controlled by large organizations and, in particular, those in first-world countries commonly known as “core nations” in communication studies. This study explores the intersection of international mass communication and the traditional communication theory of framing. The research asks: Is it possible for news organizations, when reporting international news stories, to frame the subject countries as “the other” at the headline? Using the Washington Post and BBC, I analyzed over 600 headlines to evaluate how journalists frame stories about other countries and, for the Washington Post, their own. Ultimately, this research found the majority of international news is negatively framed and only arises when events occur. Whether these organizations are framing the countries as the “other” is inconclusive. Moving forward, this study could gain from analyzing more than two countries’ approaches to news about other countries, as well as analyzing additional sources.Modern media is largely controlled by large organizations and, in particular, those in first-world countries commonly known as “core nations” in communication studies. This study explores the intersection of international mass communication and the tradit