Framing development aid in West Africa an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024

This study investigates the framing of development aid in media in West Africa. By exploring through the lens of a particular country/region, media/news outlet and with a focus on the decade between 2014 and 2024, the study addresses one main question: How is development aid framed in Nigeria’s P...

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Main Author: Nwoziri, Hillary
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2025
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description This study investigates the framing of development aid in media in West Africa. By exploring through the lens of a particular country/region, media/news outlet and with a focus on the decade between 2014 and 2024, the study addresses one main question: How is development aid framed in Nigeria’s Premium Times Newspaper between 2014 and 2024? This research is grounded in the framing theory, and specifically the media framing theory, which offers in-depth understanding of how the media shapes narratives, influences public perception and tells the audience what to think about. Qualitative methodology is employed to make sense of media frames through a deductive content analysis of media frames. Data was collected through a process of purposive sampling. The main findings reveal that attribution of responsibility, human interest, and economic consequences dominate media framing of development aid in West Africa. The least dominant frames being conflict and morality. The media makes conscious or unconscious efforts to primarily communicate the financial implications of aid and its impact on everyday people. The media also tries to emphasize how the issues addressed by aid affect people personally, and highlight who or what holds significant roles and responsibility in the donor-to-recipient aid chain. These frames have shaped media narrative of foreign aid, with no significant shifts over time apart from a shift in the discourse of aid, now emphasizing collaboration and investment. This study is significant because it uniquely converges both fields of media communication and development assistance, offering empirical insights into the framing processes that shape public discourse on development aid and illuminating the various frames through which the media discusses aid.
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spellingShingle Nwoziri, Hillary Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024 development aid West Africa Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation kehystys tiedonvälitys media kehitysyhteistyö kehysanalyysi
title Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_full Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_fullStr Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024 Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_full_unstemmed Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024 Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_short Framing development aid in West Africa
title_sort framing development aid in west africa an analysis of nigeria s premium times newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_sub an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
title_txtP Framing development aid in West Africa : an analysis of Nigeria's Premium Times Newspaper reportage between 2014 and 2024
topic development aid West Africa Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation kehystys tiedonvälitys media kehitysyhteistyö kehysanalyysi
topic_facet Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation West Africa development aid kehitysyhteistyö kehysanalyysi kehystys media tiedonvälitys
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