Framing violent conflicts on the official Amnesty International Facebook page
Framing violent conflicts on the official Amnesty International Facebook page
Author(s): Alicja JeziorskaSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne
Keywords: News Framing Theory; Amnesty International; Facebook; conflict
Summary/Abstract: The article's main purpose is to show how the News Framing Theory operates within the news about violent conflicts presented by the journalists working for the Amnesty International organization. It tries to identify frames used by journalists by analyzing some posts that appeared on the official Facebook page of the organization. It attempts to show the function and significant role of frames used to present the news.
Journal: Res Rhetorica
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 82-96
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
