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News Framing Of Population And Family Planning Issues Via Syntactic Network Analysis

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  • ERIKA LEGARA

    (National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines)

  • CHRISTOPHER MONTEROLA

    (National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines)

  • CLARISSA DAVID

    (College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines)

  • JENNA MAE ATUN

    (School of Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines)

Abstract

Contentious political debates regarding the issues on population and family planning have been perennial over the past four decades especially in developing countries. While its prominence in the public agenda varies depending on other national issues vying for public attention, its presence in policy and political agendas is constant. Here, a computational approach to framing analysis is developed that examines the pattern of media coverage on the population issue in the Philippines. The content of 146 articles sampled from 1988 to 2007 inManila Bulletin(one of the leading newspapers in the Philippines) is analyzed by creating a syntactic network of concept co-occurrences. The topological properties of the network indicates that the discussion of an article revolves around few central ideas. Moreover, cluster analysis of the network suggests three well-defined frame themes, namely:(1) Development Frame;(2) Maternal Health Frame; and(3) Framing by the Catholic Church.Our results support the thesis that the inability to fruitfully discuss points of contention to reach agreement about suitable population policies in the Philippines is due to the mismatchedframeswithin which it is discussed.

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  • Erika Legara & Christopher Monterola & Clarissa David & Jenna Mae Atun, 2010. "News Framing Of Population And Family Planning Issues Via Syntactic Network Analysis," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(01), pages 51-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:21:y:2010:i:01:n:s0129183110014987
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183110014987
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