Abstract
We explore the framing of people living with HIV in news photos from China through two studies. Study 1 consists of a Q-sort exercise and post-sorting qualitative interviews with 10 Chinese individuals. Insights are used to develop operational definitions of visual frames for use in Study 2, a quantitative content analysis. News photos of 290 people living with HIV are analyzed in Study 2 (2000–2015). Results reveal unique features of Chinese news photos, such as blurring and pixelation despite positive framing. They also suggest variations in news framing by region (community structure).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 200-220 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- China
- HIV
- community structure
- framing
- mixed methods
- visual communication
- visual framing