Abstract
We explore the framing of people living with HIV/AIDS in news photos from China through two studies. Study 1 consists of a Q-sort exercise and post-sorting qualitative interviews with ten 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/AIDS 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 |
Journal | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 2021 |