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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• 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 ..
• 1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF RESEARCH.
• 1.9 DELIMITATION OF RESEARCH...
• 1.10 LIMITATIONS AND MITIGATIONS
• 1.11 DEFINITION OF TERMS...
• 1.12 CHAPTER SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.
• 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

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This research project aims to examine the coverage of bond notes in Zimbabwe by analyzing articles from two prominent newspapers, Newsday and The Herald, between November 2016 and August 2017. The study utilizes a qualitative approach, incorporating archival collection, content analysis, and interviews to provide a comprehensive understanding of the media's portrayal of bond notes. The research aims to uncover the influences and biases impacting coverage and assess how these two newspapers presented contrasting viewpoints on the introduction and implementation of bond notes.

• Media coverage of economic policy in Zimbabwe
• The impact of political bias on news reporting
• The influence of media control on public perception
• The role of print media in shaping economic discourse
• The portrayal of bond notes by different media outlets

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the research, outlining the background, statement of the problem, purpose, research objectives, research questions, assumptions, significance of research, delimitation of research, limitations and mitigations, definition of terms, and a chapter summary.

Chapter 2 delves into the literature review, exploring the theoretical framework, the roles of print media, economic reporting, genres used in economic reporting, bond notes, and relevant case studies from Ethiopia and Sweden. The chapter concludes with a summary.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The study focuses on key terms such as print media, bond notes, economic reporting, Zimbabwe, Newsday, The Herald, content analysis, qualitative research, media bias, partisanship, and public perception. These terms encompass the primary themes and concepts explored within the research project, offering a comprehensive understanding of the study's objectives and areas of investigation.

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