Publication Date
Fall 12-2020
School
School of Communication
Major
Communication Studies: Journalism
Keywords
COVID-19, Coronavirus, Twitter, Media Framing, Disease Narrative
Recommended Citation
Hirneisen, Madison, "The New York Times and Media Framing During the Coronavirus Pandemic" (2020). Senior Honors Theses. 1035.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1035
Abstract
This study analyzes how The New York Times framed the coronavirus pandemic via Twitter. Using framing theory, this study examines a collection of tweets from The New York Times Twitter account during the week of March 13-20, 2020, which was the week following President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. Each tweet was manually cataloged according to a specific set of qualifying keywords. From the collected tweets, this study identified four dominant frames that characterized The New York Times’ coverage of the pandemic during the week of March 13, 2020. This study also discusses the structure of the “disease narrative” and the rise of Twitter as a legitimate source for news.
