Framing violence in times of peace talks : El Tiempo’s news coverage of massacres committed during the 1999–2002 Colombian government - FARC peace process
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Journalism, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Merchan, Juan
issued: 2023-04-13T19:29:45Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Master of Journalism - MJ
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis examines the news coverage of El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest and most influential newspaper, on the massacres committed by the FARC guerilla and the AUC paramilitary during the 1999 - 2002 peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC. The study confirmed some observations from previous research concerning the Colombian news ecosystem and the news coverage of the Colombian armed conflict by conducting a framing analysis of El Tiempo's news stories, front-page headlines, and standfirsts that were published within five days after the massacres occurred. It also identified problematic patterns in the news reporting of the massacres, such as the presence of victim-blaming accusations made by official sources and armed groups and the poor journalistic fact verification of the events. This thesis contributes to the communications and journalism studies in three ways. Firstly, it examines the news coverage of Colombia’s most important newspaper during a significant time period in Colombia’s history: the 1999-2002 peace process. Secondly, the study expands the comprehension of how news production in Colombia operates in times of crisis. Finally, it demonstrates the research capabilities of KH-Coder, a text analysis software, and promotes its use in communications and journalism studies.
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note: FRAMING VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF PEACE TALKS: EL TIEMPO’S NEWSCOVERAGE OF MASSACRES COMMITTED DURING THE 1999–2002 COLOMBIANGOVERNMENT - FARC PEACE PROCESSbyJuan MerchanA THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF JOURNALISMinTHE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIESTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA(Vancouver)April 2023© Juan Merchan, 2023The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduateand Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled:Framing Violence in Times of Peace Talks: El Tiempo’s News Coverage of MassacresCommitted during the 1999–2002 Colombian Government - FARC Peace Processsubmitted by Juan Merchan in partial fulfilment of the requirements forthe degree of Master of Journalismin JournalismExamining Committee:Dr. Saranaz Barforoush, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, UBCSupervisorDr. Pilar Riaño, Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBCCo-supervisoriiAbstractThis thesis examines the news coverage of El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest and most influentialnewspaper, on the massacres committed by the FARC guerilla and the AUC paramilitary duringthe 1999 - 2002 peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC. The studyconfirmed some observations from previous research concerning the Colombian news ecosystemand the news coverage of the Colombian armed conflict by conducting a framing analysis of ElTiempo's news stories, front-page headlines, and standfirsts that were published within five daysafter the massacres occurred. It also identified problematic patterns in the news reporting of themassacres, such as the presence of victim-blaming accusations made by official sources andarmed groups and the poor journalistic fact verification of the events. This thesis contributes tothe communications and journalism studies in three ways. Firstly, it examines the news coverageof Colombia’s most importa…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0430556
language: eng
degree discipline: Journalism
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Barforoush, Saranaz
contributor: Riaño Alcalá, Pilar
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84195