Department of Communication, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 78249, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2010 Dec;25(8):687-97. doi: 10.1177/1533317510387583.
This study examined 1371 TV news transcripts on Alzheimer's disease (AD) from 6 TV news networks during a 25-year period (1984-2008) employing the news framing perspective. Issues, sources, and episodic-thematic news about AD derived from the news framing perspective were analyzed. Results revealed that AD issues, such as treatments, personal stories, celebrities, and policy increased over time, whereas other issues including facts, causes, signs, and diagnosis received relatively limited news attention. Correlation analyses among episodic-thematic frames, issues, and sources found that episodic-thematic frames were positively linked with such issues as personal stories and policy and sources, including patients and politicians. The results suggest that although TV news covers episodic frames more than thematic ones, both frames can interact with each other to influence personal and social news about AD. Particularly, the role of celebrity affecting AD news at both individual and social levels is salient.
这项研究采用新闻框架视角，考察了 1371 份来自 6 家电视新闻网的关于阿尔茨海默病（AD）的电视新闻文本，时间跨度为 25 年（1984-2008 年）。从新闻框架视角分析了 AD 的问题、来源和情节主题新闻。结果表明，AD 的问题，如治疗、个人故事、名人和政策，随着时间的推移而增加，而其他问题，如事实、原因、迹象和诊断，相对较少受到新闻关注。情节主题框架、问题和来源之间的相关分析表明，情节主题框架与个人故事和政策等问题以及包括患者和政治家在内的来源密切相关。研究结果表明，尽管电视新闻更倾向于报道情节框架而非主题框架，但这两种框架可以相互作用，影响有关 AD 的个人和社会新闻。特别是，名人对 AD 新闻在个人和社会层面的影响是显著的。
