Nexus of conflict reporting: Analysis of Cameroon newspaper coverage of cross border conflicts

Journal of the Cameroon academy of sciences Pub Date : 2016-11-16 DOI:10.4314/JCAS.V13I1-2

J. C. Tita, E. Tanjong, Nengieh Lizzie Wantchami, Eileen Manka Tabuwe, D. Bisong

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The conflicts taking place in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria and Gabon have raised security concerns for West and Central Africa and have consequently caused a humanitarian crisis, human rights and health concerns for the both regions. This article seeks to understand how the Cameroon print media has contributed to informing and educating citizens of Cameroon about the ongoing cross border conflicts. The Post Newspaper and Cameroon Tribune from July 2014 to December 2014 were content analyzed to examine the level of prominence, the angle and proximity of the stories covered on the said cross border conflicts. Findings reveal that the coverage of these conflicts by Cameroon Tribune and the Post Newspaper focused on the Cameroon Government’s intervention in the cross border conflict (27.0%) and on the perpetrators of the conflict (21.4%). This is indicative of more military focused and immediate action reporting than on the widespread and more englobing humanitarian cost of conflicts. Keywords: Conflic reporting, Cameroon, newspaper coverage, border conflicts

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冲突报道的联系:喀麦隆报纸对跨境冲突报道的分析

在中非共和国、乍得、尼日利亚和加蓬发生的冲突引起了对西非和中非的安全关切，并因此造成了人道主义危机、对这两个区域的人权和健康关切。本文试图了解喀麦隆纸媒如何协助喀麦隆公民了解持续的跨境冲突。对2014年7月至2014年12月期间的《邮报》和《喀麦隆论坛报》进行了内容分析，以检查上述跨境冲突报道的突出程度、角度和接近程度。调查结果显示，喀麦隆论坛报和邮报对这些冲突的报道主要集中在喀麦隆政府对跨境冲突的干预(27.0%)和冲突的肇事者(21.4%)。这表明，报告更多地侧重于军事和即时行动，而不是冲突所造成的广泛和更大的人道主义代价。关键词:冲突报道，喀麦隆，报纸报道，边境冲突

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