Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The present study is a content analysis of crisis news frames found in 2006 crisis news coverage. A total of 247 news stories were analyzed to examine which of five news frames (attribution of responsibility, human interest, conflict, morality, and economic frames) and level of responsibility (individual and organizational level) were used by the media according to crisis types. While the attribution of responsibility frame was the most predominantly used in crisis news coverage, the use of each five frame depended on crisis type. The use of level of responsibility also varied by crisis type and was related to the five frames; individual level of responsibility was used more with morality, human interest, and attribution of responsibility frame. Implications and suggestions based on the results were discussed.