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A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

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  • Jadeera P. G. Cheong

    (Universiti Malaya)

  • Niki Cheong

    (King’s College London)

  • Mark Brooke

    (Arden University)

  • Hanae Endo

    (Doshisha University)

  • Weerawat Limroongreungrat

    (Mahidol University)

  • Agus Mahendra

    (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)

  • Akila Shanmuga Sundaram

    (Central University of Tamil Nadu)

  • Peggy Choi

    (Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong)

  • Mahdi Esfahani

    (Imam Reza International University)

  • Payam Ansari

    (Bournemouth University)

  • Vinnie Hall

    (Universiti Malaya)

  • Dev Roychowdhury

    (DR ACADEMY)

  • Po-Hsiu Lin

    (National Taiwan Normal University)

  • Xiaolong Song

    (Fujian Polytechnic Normal University)

  • Tânia Bastos

    (University of Porto)

  • Ali Al-Shamli

    (Sohar University)

  • Huyền Ngô Thị

    (Vietnam National University)

  • Majed M. Alhumaid

    (King Faisal University)

  • Rizal Razman

    (Universiti Malaya)

  • Omar Hindawi

    (The Hashemite University)

  • Selina Khoo

    (Universiti Malaya)

Abstract

The study analysed news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games in newspapers in 17 countries or regions (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Portugal, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam). In addition, Facebook posts of the respective newspaper organisations were also analysed. This is a quantitative study and offers an extensive comparative overview of trends and patterns in media representation of the Games in different parts of the world. The results showed that the total number of articles and photographs varied greatly between countries and regions. Analysis of the Facebook posts showed a similar trend to newspapers. The subject of interest is predominantly still the male athletes, and particularly those competing in wheelchairs. In nearly all the publications sampled, media coverage featured more content of their local athletes than foreigners. Overall, there appears to be a great disparity in terms of coverage and content of the Paralympic Games between the 17 countries or regions.

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  • Jadeera P. G. Cheong & Niki Cheong & Mark Brooke & Hanae Endo & Weerawat Limroongreungrat & Agus Mahendra & Akila Shanmuga Sundaram & Peggy Choi & Mahdi Esfahani & Payam Ansari & Vinnie Hall & Dev Roy, 2025. "A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:12:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-025-05361-2
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-025-05361-2
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