A Content Analysis on Private Newspapers’ Framing of the Growth and Transformation Plan
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lencho, Negri (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nega, Eyob | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-01T06:33:37Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T13:40:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-01T06:33:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T13:40:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | As it is known, Ethiopia is the l:oQl-est and least developed country in I he world, This poverty stands as the primary manifestation of the situati()n, Considering this siluation, tre current government has issued lh'e Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), to overcome the problem lh,; country faced, This study primcuily intended to examine how Ethiopian private newspapers framed GTF if'sues in terms of themes employed, a:ld source quoted , Moreover, it also pfoposed to study what roles private newspapers played in addreso,ing issues of GTP, For the current research, framing theory was u~ ed as a conceptual framework. The research was conducted by using quantitative and qualitative reseafch methods, Tile three sample newspapers (Fortune, Acldi" Adma,ss, and Reporter) wefe j::u;,posefully selected in ol"der to enSl'!'I! higher number of circulation among private newspapers, A contl:'n, analysis was used as a major re ,earch method. Two frames coders co(i ";d 22 articles whic,h llleL the criteJ ':a set by the researcher. In addition, In depth inte!'vi~ws were conductt'd with key infCJrmants who workecl hI' these newspapers. The results of the study indicakc'. the newspaper\' focused on informative themes of the addressing the iSSLl(; of GTP, They employed a much higher use of responsibility and econoJlIic frames compared to conflict, hlILl.:~r interest and o[hcr frames. They aiso largely attributed the resro!1sibiL~)' to government and expcns as he vmg the abiiity lO take action. The newspapers \Vcr,~ also foun I to be dominantly engaged in selecti, ,n and salienc(: of agl'iculIUral and ndustrial aspects of GTP over olhers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25873 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Content Analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Private Newspapers | en_US |
| dc.title | A Content Analysis on Private Newspapers’ Framing of the Growth and Transformation Plan | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |