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Framing Occupy Central: A Content Analysis Of Hong Kong, American And British Newspaper Coverage, Mengjiao Yu
Framing Occupy Central: A Content Analysis Of Hong Kong, American And British Newspaper Coverage, Mengjiao Yu
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Grounded in framing theory, this thesis presents a quantitative content analysis of newspaper reporting of the Hong Kong protests, also known as the Occupy Central Movement or the Umbrella Revolution, between September 28 and December 11, 2014. The political, economic and legal implications involved have made the protests one of the most newsworthy events in the history of Hong Kong since the transfer of its sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. This study aims to examine the various frames used in the coverage of the protests in three major newspapers that operate within different political, economic and …