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Framing city image: A content analysis of Chinese city image construction on Korean press

  • YANG Ting (School of Journalism and Communication, Southwest University of Political Science and Law) ;
  • LIU Jing (Dept. of Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2024.01.19
  • Accepted : 2024.03.05
  • Published : 2024.03.31
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Abstract

With Wenhai big data SaaS cloud platform.2.0, this study analyzed data of 135 news reports relating to Chinese city Chongqing from Yonhap News Agency and ten South Korean mainstream newspapers from May 1st, 2018 to September 30th, 2022. Under the framework of Frame Theory, this research conducted data mining and analysis on how Korean mainstream media shaped city image of Chongqing, what kind of city images were shaped from dimensions of politics, economy, society, culture & sports as well as tourism and whether they are consistent with those in Chinese media. At the last part, discussions and suggestions was made.

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