Media Frames of the Operation of JTF and the Implications for Civilian Involvement in the Fight Against Terrorism in North-East, Nigeria

Don C. A., Nnanyelugo O., Innocent P. I., Udochukwu E. N.
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This research, which examined newspaper framing of the operations of Civilian JTF in combating terrorism in North-East Nigeria between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019, was aimed at filling the gap in existing literature on newspaper framing of civilian efforts in combating terrorism in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to find out the dominant frames and sources of news frames used in reporting civilian JTF's involvement in fighting terrorism as well as the interpretations that media frames gave on the issue. Using framing theory, the work undertook a content analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (involving textual analysis) of four national newspapers: Vanguard, Punch, Daily Trust and Leadership. These newspapers were chosen because they have national spread and are regularly published over a period of time. Using simple random sampling, the study sampled a total of 432 issues of the selected newspapers and found that the reports from the selected newspapers on the involvement and operations of civilian JTF in combating terrorism in Nigeria were frequent. Out of the 432 issues of the selected newspapers, 309 (71.5%) issues were on the topic under study. It also found that the newspapers did not give prominence to the issue under investigation as the majority (68.2%) of the news items were hidden in inside pages. In addition, it was also found that the newspaper emphasized the military/government frame. Findings from the textual analysis revealed that the sampled newspapers all gave different manners of approach in their interpretation of the involvement of the Civilian JTF in the fight against terrorism, which resulted in emerging thematic frames such as: Victory frame, Fear frame, Relief frame and Strategy frame. Therefore, the work recommended that Nigerian newspapers should not only increase their reportage of governments/civilian efforts at combating terrorism but also place news items on terrorism prominently. It equally suggested that the press should improve their investigative reporting so as to help the government and civilian efforts in combating terrorism.
媒体对尼日利亚东北部联合特遣部队行动的报道及其对平民参与反恐斗争的影响
本研究考察了 2017 年 1 月 1 日至 2019 年 12 月 31 日期间尼日利亚东北部报纸对民间联合特遣部队反恐行动的报道框架,旨在填补现有文献中关于尼日利亚报纸对民间反恐努力的报道框架的空白。研究的目的是找出在报道文职联合特遣队参与反恐时所使用的主导框架和新闻框架来源,以及媒体框架对这一问题的解释。利用框架理论,该研究对四份全国性报纸进行了内容分析和批判性话语分析(包括文本分析):先锋报》、《冲锋报》、《每日信托》和《领导者》。之所以选择这些报纸,是因为它们在全国范围内都有传播,而且定期出版。研究采用简单随机抽样的方法,共抽取了所选报纸的 432 期,结果发现,所选报纸关于文职联合部队参与尼日利亚反恐行动的报道非常频繁。在选取的 432 期报纸中,有 309 期(71.5%)涉及研究主题。研究还发现,这些报纸并没有突出所调查的问题,因为大多数(68.2%)新闻都隐藏在内页中。此外,还发现报纸强调军事/政府框架。文本分析结果表明,抽样报纸在解释文职联合部队参与反恐斗争时都采用了不同的方式,从而形成了新的主题框架,如:胜利框架、恐惧框架、舆论框架:胜利框架、恐惧框架、救济框架和战略框架。因此,这项工作建议尼日利亚报纸不仅要增加对政府/民间反恐努力的报道,还要将有关恐怖主义的新闻放在显著位置。它还建议新闻界改进调查性报道,以帮助政府和民间打击恐怖主义。
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