Comparative Analysis of Framing of Good Governance Issues by Addis Zemen and the Reporter (Amharic) Newspapers
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2020-11
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The purpose of this study was to investigate how Addis Zemen (a state daily) and The Reporter Amharic (a private bi-weekly) newspapers framed good governance issues. The study focused on hard news, editorials and feature articles covering the time periods from July 27, 2017 to 8th January 2018. Out of 92 newspapers, a total of 45 news articles were identified and analyzed. The study applied a mixed research approach in which both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the selected news articles. The research findings revealed that responsibility frame, economic frame and conflict frame were dominantly used frames in both Addis Zemen and the Reporter newspapers. Furthermore, efficiency & effectiveness, equity & inclusiveness, corruption, responsibility and the rule of law were the major themes addressed both in Addis Zemen and the Reporter (Amharic) newspapers. Government officials were the main sources of information cited in Addis Zemen whereas experts were the predominantly cited sources in the Reporter (Amharic) newspapers. The study concluded that many of good governance news articles addressed by Addis Zemen tilted towards EPRDF the then ruling party whereas many of the good governance news stories covered by the Reporter were critical of the ruling party and critical social, economic and political issues were overlooked in the pretext of good governance problems.
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The study applied a mixed research approach in which both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the selected news articles