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Article published In: The Roles of Communication on a Regional Conflict: Antipathy, Nationalism, and Conflicts among China, Japan, and South Korea
Edited by Eung-jun Min
[Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 27:2] 2017
► pp. 213–231

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International media framing

A case study of Korean-Japanese territorial disputes

 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Published online: 20 November 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.27.2.04jan
Abstract
The relationship between Japan and South Korea has been particularly tumultuous in recent years. One of the major sources of unrest is the unresolved Dokdo (a.k.a. Takeshima) issue. This study examines the framing of the issue by four international news agencies. It explores whether international news agencies from different countries would frame the issue differently. Results suggest that the news agencies frame the issue differently depending on the agencies’ country of origin.
Article outline
  • The Dokdo controversy
  • Literature review
    • The concept of news frames
    • Issue packages and frames
    • Government propaganda’s influence on news frames
    • Framing of international news
  • Research questions
  • Method
    • Sample
    • Coding instrument
    • Procedure
    • Intercoder reliability
  • Results
  • Conclusion and discussions
  • References
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