The Coverage of bond notes by the newspapers "Newsday" and "The Herald"

A qualitative analysis

Bachelorarbeit , 2019 , 54 Seiten

Medien / Kommunikation - Medien und Politik, Pol. Kommunikation

This study analysed the coverage of bond notes by Newsday and The Herald between November 2016 and August 2017. Qualitative research design was employed. The research instruments included archival collection, content analysis and interviews. Interviews were used to back up the research findings of content analysis. The research population comprised of online archived newspaper articles from The Herald and Newsday between November 2016 and August 2017 which were purposively sampled. Media academics and journalists from Newsday and The Herald were also conveniently sampled so as to support research findings from content analysis.

This study found out that the public and private wrestled for attention on setting perceptions in their coverage of bond notes, showing their biases. The Herald is more pro-government while the Newsday is accused of being pro-opposition and by being so, contrasting discourse emerged from these two publications. In this research, it was also found out that patterns of the media control, bias, and partisanship influenced what could be reported on bond notes. The Newsday painted a negative view of bond notes between December 2016 and August 2017.

The findings reveal that the Newsday launched an attack on the government’s introduction of bond notes, condemning them as a consequential failure. The private media portrayed bond notes as failure by the government to properly address cash crisis and also framed them as causing despondency, chaos and anarchy and the return of 2008 era of economic hardship. On the other hand, The Herald focused on justifying the significance of bond notes while defending their weaknesses. It is recommended that the Print media in Zimbabwe should desist from bias and their reportage of issues should reflect a high level impartiality, objectivity, truthfulness and fairness.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contentsv

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background to the study
1.3 Statement of the problem
1.4 Purpose of the study
1.5 Research objectives
1.6 Research questions
1.7 Assumptions of the study
1.8 Significance of the study
1.9 Delimitations of the study
1.10 Limitations and mitigations
1.11 Definition of terms
1.12 Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: Literature Review..7
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Theoretical framework
2.3 Print media and its roles
2.4 Economic reporting
2.5 Genres used for economic reporting
2.6 Bond notes
2.7 Case studies
2.7.1 Economic reporting in Ethiopia
2.7.2 Portrayal of Swedish economic crisis
2.8 Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: Research Methodology..16
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research methodology
3.3 Research approach
3.4 Research design
3.5 Population of the study
3.6 Sampling
3.6.1 Purposive sampling
3.6.2 Convenience sampling
3.7 Research instruments
3.7.1 Archival collection
3.7.2 Content analysis
3.7.3 Interviews
3.8 Data collection procedure
3.9 Data presentation and analysis
3.10 Ethical considerations
3.11 Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Data Presentation, Analysis and Discussion..25
4.1 Introduction
4.2 How bond notes were framed by the The Herald and Newsday
4.2.1 Analysis if sampled article: Newsday versus The Herald
4.2.2 Discussion
4.3 Who were news sources on the reportage of bond notes
4.4 How contrasting discourse emerged from Newsday and The Herald on bond notes
4.5 Views of academics on the framing of bond notes
4.6 Views of journalists on the framing of bond notes
4.7 Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
5.5 Direction for further studies

References

Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C

• Autor: Gerald Jonga (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
• Seiten: 54
• Katalognummer: V510368
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346093417
• ISBN (Buch): 9783346093424
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: coverage, newsday, herald