Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010

This article presents the findings from a longitudinal content analysis on the reporting of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in Papua New Guinea’s two national newspapers—The National and Post-Courier—in 2000, 2005 and 2010. The authors tried to answer two key questions: Did press coverage of the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:386ad040dc104812b8d4642941eb36f72021-12-02T11:51:18ZReporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 201010.24135/pjr.v16i2.10401023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/386ad040dc104812b8d4642941eb36f72010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1040https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This article presents the findings from a longitudinal content analysis on the reporting of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in Papua New Guinea’s two national newspapers—The National and Post-Courier—in 2000, 2005 and 2010. The authors tried to answer two key questions: Did press coverage of the disease increase and did the topics change or remain the same? Data from the content analysis showed that coverage of the disease increased significantly during the ten-year study period, and that the framing of the disease moved beyond representing HIV as purely a health story to one that was linked to socio-economic conditions and cultural practices. The feature stories gradually showed more sensitivity to people living with HIV, while they recognised and challenged the social stigma still associated with the disease in much of the country. Trevor CullenRuth CallaghanAsia Pacific Networkarticlecontent analysiscultureframinghealth reportingHIV/AIDSsocial change communicationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010)
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topic content analysis
culture
framing
health reporting
HIV/AIDS
social change communication
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle content analysis
culture
framing
health reporting
HIV/AIDS
social change communication
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Trevor Cullen
Ruth Callaghan
Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
description This article presents the findings from a longitudinal content analysis on the reporting of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in Papua New Guinea’s two national newspapers—The National and Post-Courier—in 2000, 2005 and 2010. The authors tried to answer two key questions: Did press coverage of the disease increase and did the topics change or remain the same? Data from the content analysis showed that coverage of the disease increased significantly during the ten-year study period, and that the framing of the disease moved beyond representing HIV as purely a health story to one that was linked to socio-economic conditions and cultural practices. The feature stories gradually showed more sensitivity to people living with HIV, while they recognised and challenged the social stigma still associated with the disease in much of the country.
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title Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
title_short Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
title_full Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
title_fullStr Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
title_full_unstemmed Reporting HIV in Papua New Guinea: Trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
title_sort reporting hiv in papua new guinea: trends and omissions from 2000 to 2010
publisher Asia Pacific Network
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