Coronavirus Pandemic: How National Leaders Framed Their Speeches to Fellow Citizens

Q2 Social Sciences

Asia Pacific Media Educator Pub Date : 2021-10-31 DOI:10.1177/1326365x211048589

P. Krishnatray, Sangeeta Shrivastava

引用次数: 2

Abstract

It has perhaps never happened before that presidents or prime ministers of almost all countries have spoken to their citizens in so short a time on the same topic—COVID-19. When the scientific community did not have correct answers or adequate explanations for the questions that people and patients were asking, world leaders took up the gauntlet and spoke to their citizens. What did they tell them? What facts did they choose to dwell on, and how did they present them? How did they provide comfort and support? What offer did they make? We selected the speeches of leaders from five countries with the highest (nominal) GDP—the USA, China, Japan, Germany and India, and analysed it using a qualitative method—framing analysis. All the speeches except that of China’s were relatively short and contained four dominant frames: prevention-protection, the other, solidarity and hope and comfort. However, each leader’s address had a unique frame. The manner in which the leaders framed their arguments and announcements shows how they understand and construct the identity of their fellow citizens.

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冠状病毒大流行:国家领导人如何构建对同胞的演讲

几乎所有国家的总统或总理在如此短的时间内就同一个主题——covid -19——向本国公民发表讲话，这可能是前所未有的。当科学界对人们和患者提出的问题没有正确的答案或充分的解释时，世界各国领导人接受了挑战，向他们的公民发表了讲话。他们告诉了他们什么?他们选择详述哪些事实?他们是如何呈现这些事实的?他们如何提供安慰和支持?他们提出了什么条件?我们选择了美国、中国、日本、德国和印度这五个(名义)gdp最高的国家领导人的演讲，并使用定性方法框架分析对其进行了分析。除了中国的发言外，所有的发言都相对较短，并包含四个主要框架:预防-保护、他者、团结、希望和安慰。然而，每位领导人的讲话都有独特的框架。领导人阐述他们的论点和声明的方式显示了他们如何理解和构建他们同胞的身份。

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期刊介绍： Asia Pacific Media Educator is an international refereed journal published twice a year by SAGE Publications (New Delhi) in collaboration with the School of the Arts, English and Media, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong in Australia. The journal follows international norms and procedures of blind peer reviewing by scholars representing a wide range of multi-disciplinary areas. APME focuses on generating discussions and dialogues among media educators, researchers and journalists. Content ranges from critical commentaries and essays to research reports and papers that contribute to journalism theory development and offer innovative ideas in improving the standard and currency of media reportage, teaching and training specific to the Asia Pacific region. Papers that integrate media theories with applications to professional practice, media training and journalism education are usually selected for peer review. APME also carries a Q&A section with book authors. APME takes conventional book reviews to a more creative level where reviewers directly engage with authors to understand the process that authors take in researching and writing the book, clarify their assumptions and pose critical questions.