Date of Award
Summer 7-6-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Patricia Davis
Second Advisor
Natalie Tindall
Third Advisor
Hongmei Li
Abstract
On January 12, 2010, the Caribbean nation of Haiti suffered from one of the most devastating earthquake in recent history. The purpose of this study is to explore representations of Haiti in Western news media coverage of the disaster. The researcher utilized Jiwani’s (2006) theoretical framework of common sense stock knowledge to explore the relationship between the Western news media and Haiti, with an emphasis on media framing. Additionally, the method of journalistic discourse analysis was employed as a means of analyzing the 90 article sample. The researcher found that there were several frames that dominated coverage of the disaster which resulted in the marginalization of Haiti and Haitians.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/3097805
Recommended Citation
Brown, Hillary L., "Representations of Haiti in Western News Media: Coverage of the January 2010 Earthquake in Haiti." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/3097805