Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS

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dc.contributor.advisorChuma, Wallaceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Deirdreen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-20T07:40:10Z
dc.date.available2014-10-20T07:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 91-105).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMedia coverage of HIV/AIDS issues influences how the public views the epidemic and people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs). This dissertation investigates how two key lwge circulation English ianguage newspapers in South Africa frame PWAs. The research examines both the content of selected print media, Sunday Times and Daily Sun, and the context in which journalists work. In relation to the latter, the study adopts a critical political economy perspective of the media which argues that political and economic constraints on media organizations in tension with human agency by journalists and editors impacts on the content of newspapers and other mass media. This thesis examines HIV/AIDS coverage from the beginning of January until the end of April 2005 through the use of content analysis. Most previous research in relation to HIV/AIDS reporting in the print media has concentrated on the poiiticization of coverage during key moments in South Africa’s HIV/AIDS history. This period was deliberately chosen to be both contemporaneous and in order to examine the routine representations of PWAs during 'ordinary times', when HIV/AIDS was not high on the political agenda. Qualitative research in the form of semi-structured in-depth interviews was also conducted with five reporters and editors in order to explore in greater detail issues relating to HIV/AIDS reporting. This research found that the print media in South Africa frames the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a gendered and racialised way. From print media reports examined, the picture painted of PWAs is usually black, female and poor. Official sources continue to dominate coverage, but PWAs are gaining a voice in news reports. The language used in these reports is becoming more positive and empowering, but is still regularly stigmatizing.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGrant, D. (2005). <i>Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Aids and Society Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8639en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGrant, Deirdre. <i>"Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Aids and Society Research Unit, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8639en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGrant, D. 2005. Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Grant, Deirdre AB - Media coverage of HIV/AIDS issues influences how the public views the epidemic and people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs). This dissertation investigates how two key lwge circulation English ianguage newspapers in South Africa frame PWAs. The research examines both the content of selected print media, Sunday Times and Daily Sun, and the context in which journalists work. In relation to the latter, the study adopts a critical political economy perspective of the media which argues that political and economic constraints on media organizations in tension with human agency by journalists and editors impacts on the content of newspapers and other mass media. This thesis examines HIV/AIDS coverage from the beginning of January until the end of April 2005 through the use of content analysis. Most previous research in relation to HIV/AIDS reporting in the print media has concentrated on the poiiticization of coverage during key moments in South Africa’s HIV/AIDS history. This period was deliberately chosen to be both contemporaneous and in order to examine the routine representations of PWAs during 'ordinary times', when HIV/AIDS was not high on the political agenda. Qualitative research in the form of semi-structured in-depth interviews was also conducted with five reporters and editors in order to explore in greater detail issues relating to HIV/AIDS reporting. This research found that the print media in South Africa frames the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a gendered and racialised way. From print media reports examined, the picture painted of PWAs is usually black, female and poor. Official sources continue to dominate coverage, but PWAs are gaining a voice in news reports. The language used in these reports is becoming more positive and empowering, but is still regularly stigmatizing. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS TI - Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8639 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8639
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGrant D. Poor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDS. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Aids and Society Research Unit, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8639en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAids and Society Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHIV/AIDS and Societyen_ZA
dc.titlePoor, black and female : an analysis of South African print media framing of people living with HIV/AIDSen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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