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A Frame Analysis of Nurse-related Articles from Korean Daily Newspapers

국내 주요 일간지에 나타난 간호사 관련 기사의 프레임 분석

  • Na, Mi Su (Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kang, Jeong Hee (College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University)
  • 나미수 (전북대학교 사회과학대학 신문방송학과) ;
  • 강정희 (전북대학교 간호대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2018.10.04
  • Accepted : 2018.11.21
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study analyzed how the four nurse-related news items 'talent show,' 'neonatal death,' 'nurse's death,' and 'sexual harassment' were portrayed in Korean daily newspaper articles. Methods: A total of 392 newspaper articles published from November 2017 to May 2018 were retrieved through the internet homepages of three newspapers, the Chosun Ilbo, the Dong-a Ilbo, and the JoongAng Ilbo and through a database for 13 other newspapers. Articles were analyzed for their views on nurses and their structural and contextual frames. Results: Articles with the highest frequency of mentioning nurses' death appeared in the JoongAng Ilbo; these were written as straight news articles. In the analyzed articles, nurses were portrayed mostly as victims, troublemakers, passive, or selfish. Articles were written mostly in episodic, incident notice, or attribution of responsibility frames. Conclusion: It was not uncommon to read articles with negative views on nurses; most of these articles focused only the four major incidents as straight news type stories. Future efforts are needed to study the implications of newspaper articles with negative views on nurses and the frames most commonly used.

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