Within the Boundaries of Politics: News Framing of Sars in China and the United States

In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: JMCQ, Band 82, Heft 4, S. 857-872

Abstract

This research examined news frames in coverage of SARS by newspapers in China and the United States. The assumption was that with the adoption of Western news values and practices, the Chinese press would exhibit news frames similar to those found in Western news. The results showed the presence of economic consequences, responsibility, conflict, leadership, and human-interest news frames in both the U.S. and Chinese newspapers. Depending on the newspaper's country of origin, however, the degree and manner of the frame uses varied.