By African research / MIRH/ 11 October 2022
By: JOSHUA ADAM DANKER-DAKE
This study used content analysis to explore the New York Times’ coverage of Africa over a five-year period from 2003 through 2007, with specific attention to the types of news coverage Africa received in order to determine whether there has been a change in the degree of crisis-oriented news coverage as well as to determine what the New York Times’ dominant portrayal of Africa was.
This study appears to show a substantial decrease in the percentage of crisis news from what previous studies of U.S. news media have shown, and a more balanced portrayal in total.
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U.S. MEDIA COVERAGE OF AFRICA A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES FROM 2003 TO 2007
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