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A Framing Comparison of the United States and Hong Kong: Individualism and Collectivism in the Coverage of the Newtown Mass Shooting

Li, Xiu
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399387248

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This study examines cross-culture differences in media framing, particularly regarding the degree of Individualism-Collectivism. Based on the first two weeks of coverage of the Newtown mass shooting, similar framing patterns were found between U.S. and Hong Kong newspapers. Both newspapers chosen for this study, regardless of their communities' IC degrees, highlight the collective actors in primary topic and attribution of responsibility, and rely on individuals and collective informants equally. The results of this study indicate that cultural differences among journalists appear to be fading, especially in the globalized era. The globalization process which promotes unification of cultures possibly erases the IC difference in journalistic practice.
Michael Sweeney (Committee Chair)
Hans Meyer (Committee Member)
Robert Stewart (Committee Member)
Journalism
framing; US and Hong Kong; Individualism and Collectivism; Newtown school shooting

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  • Li, X. (2014). A Framing Comparison of the United States and Hong Kong: Individualism and Collectivism in the Coverage of the Newtown Mass Shooting [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399387248

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Li, Xiu. A Framing Comparison of the United States and Hong Kong: Individualism and Collectivism in the Coverage of the Newtown Mass Shooting. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399387248.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Li, Xiu. "A Framing Comparison of the United States and Hong Kong: Individualism and Collectivism in the Coverage of the Newtown Mass Shooting." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399387248

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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