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News media and collective memory construction after the death of King Michael I of Romania

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  • Denisa KOVACS

    (University of Bucharest)

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The purpose of this study is to use framing theory to examine how collectively significant events are incorporated into media representations and how collective memories are used in commemorating specific historical events, namely the death and the funeral of King Michael I. The paper aims at answering two research questions: 1- what are the frames used by journalists when covering the death of King Michael I of Romania and 2- what are the frames used by the readers in the comments to the above mentioned articles. To analyze the factors involved, this paper employs framing theories and media events theory. For this aim of this paper, we have selected articles from two major Romanian online newspapers during 11 days, starting with December 5th, 2017, when the media announced the death of King Michael I, until December 16th, 2017, when the media covered his funeral. The methodology used is a qualitative content analysis of selected Romanian online media. Based on a preliminary research, we expect to find institutional frames and character attributions and inconsistency among media attributions. Also, we expect to identify media events characteristics in the coverage of the funeral.

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  • Denisa KOVACS, 2018. "News media and collective memory construction after the death of King Michael I of Romania," Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies – Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Jurnalism si Stiintele Comunicarii, issue 1, pages 20-25.
    • Handle: RePEc:foj:journl:y:2018:i:1:p:20-25
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    Keywords

    Framing; media events; collective memory studies.;
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