The Krugersdorp samurai sword killing: a media analysis
Using data gathered from the South African newspaper coverage, this article examines the space and time frames through which the media cultivated a particular view of the Krugersdorp samurai sword killing. The article also reports on findings from a qualitative content analysis on newspapers’ portr...
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University of the Free State
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Using data gathered from the South African newspaper coverage, this article examines the space and time frames through which the media cultivated a particular view of the Krugersdorp samurai sword killing. The article also reports on findings from a qualitative content analysis on newspapers’ portrayal of the three dominant space frames, namely the individual, the organisational (teaching and learning milieu) and the societal frames. A total of 62 news stories and editorials were analysed. The study found that the event was mostly framed at the individual level and the present time frame. Findings from the content analysis highlighted newspapers’ conflicting portrayal of Morné Harmse, his parents and the school where the killing took place.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cb5069324994e00a4bdfa368bac7b352024-03-18T11:05:52ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792011-08-0143310.38140/aa.v43i3.1323The Krugersdorp samurai sword killing: a media analysisCorene de Wet0University of the Free State Using data gathered from the South African newspaper coverage, this article examines the space and time frames through which the media cultivated a particular view of the Krugersdorp samurai sword killing. The article also reports on findings from a qualitative content analysis on newspapers’ portrayal of the three dominant space frames, namely the individual, the organisational (teaching and learning milieu) and the societal frames. A total of 62 news stories and editorials were analysed. The study found that the event was mostly framed at the individual level and the present time frame. Findings from the content analysis highlighted newspapers’ conflicting portrayal of Morné Harmse, his parents and the school where the killing took place. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1323 |
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