dc.contributor.author | Munyanganyi, Kevin M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-25T15:36:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-25T15:36:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Arts In Communication Studies, Of The University Of Nairobi,2013 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/60194 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study was undertaken to assess how the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers frame
news on judicial reforms in Kenya. The study sought to compare the coverage of news on
judicial reforms by The Nation and The Standard newspapers, to determine the slant used by The
Nation and The Standard newspapers on judicial reforms and to assess whether the coverage of
news on judicial reforms promotes the independence of the Kenyan judiciary. Framing, priming
and Agenda setting theories were used to provide a better understanding of the study. The
researcher did a content analysis of The Nation and Standard newspapers for a period of one
year, from May 30th 2012 to April 30th 2013. Purposive sampling was used to select papers with
content on judicial reforms. The study found out that; The Nation newspaper gave more
coverage to news on judicial reforms than The Standard newspaper; most of the news on judicial
reforms covered by the two papers was placed in the inside pages of newspapers, there were very
few photos and graphics in both papers and finally, most articles that were analyzed in both
papers, supported judicial reforms. From the findings, the study recommended that Newspapers
should increase their coverage and give more prominence of news on judicial reforms. The study
also recommends for further studies to be done on the role of the audience in the framing of news
on judicial reforms for a better understanding of the study. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.title | Framing of news on Kenyan judicial reforms: a comparative study of the Nation and the Standard newspapers | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Journalism and Mass communacation, | en |