Mastergradsoppgaver - Global journalistikk / Mastertheses - Global journalism
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An analysis of media framing of women in politics: Media coverage of the female presidential candidates in the 2019 elections in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2023)This study aimed to critically assess how the coverage and framing of women in politics by the Nigerian media influenced women’s participation in politics, specifically during the 2019 elections. Grounded in the agenda-setting ... -
A study on the journalism code of ethics in the iranian media
(Master thesis, 2021)Since the early 20s, journalism was approved as a profession, and a set of norms, ethical values, and quality standards were defined for journalistic practice. As discussed by Day (2005) to build trust, and improve the ... -
Rohingya human trafficking in the news: A comparative analysis of media representation in Bangladeshi and British newspapers
(Master thesis, 2023)Human trafficking has emerged as one of the fastest-growing criminal activities, impacting almost every single nation in the world. This study examines and compares the way in which human trafficking of Rohingya refugees ... -
The effect of global media on Ghanaian local media: A study of selected television stations
(Master thesis, 2023)The world we live in today is becoming increasingly interconnected, interdependent and to some extent inegalitarian. This can be attributed to globalization, and this has increased and accelerated the shrinkage of time and ... -
Media and democratic participation: An assessment of the influence of radio broadcasting on citizens' democratic participation in post-war Sierra Leone
(Master thesis, 2023)Since the second wave of democratization that swept across the African content in the 1990s, democratic good governance become the preferred choice of governance in many countries including Sierra Leone a post-conflict ... -
The Tigray war in the media: A comparative analysis of the coverage by CNN and Al Jazeera
(Master thesis, 2023)The conflict in Northern Ethiopia provides a compelling case study on how news organisations frame and report complex and contentious issues. This study focuses on the coverage of the Tigray war on CNN and the Al Jazeera ... -
Combating disinformation in modern conflict reporting: How international media are using Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in their coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines how international media are using Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in their coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war. A mixed-methods approach employed conceptual content analysis, and textual analysis to a ... -
Journalists' safety in Ethiopia: An inquiry of influences, coping mechanisms, and the role of professional associations
(Master thesis, 2023)Hostility against journalists has intensified around the globe, more so in insecure democracies. Different facades of influences on media and journalists mean constraints on journalistic content. Accordingly, this thesis ... -
Media representation of LGBTQ+ issues in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2023)Press accounts in Ghana reflect the prejudices against LGBTQ+ concerns. This study focused on how LGBTQ+ issues were covered in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers in Ghana from June 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021 ... -
Negotiating freedom of speech in hierarchical societies: The case of Ethiopian journalists
(Master thesis, 2023)This research examines the role of socio-cultural assumptions in shaping journalistic work and the practice of freedom of speech in Ethiopia through the view and experience of Ethiopian journalists. Using qualitative methods ... -
Palestinian female journalists - their struggles, risks, and challenges: A case study of Gaza 2007-2019
(Master thesis, 2020)The study aimed to investigate the assumption that safety of female journalists is a challenge for free expression and free media. The empirical data are based on interviews and discussions with experienced female conflict ... -
Journalistrollen i endring på distriktskontoret : en analyse av den flermediale journalistrollen hos NRK Sørlandet
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne studien tar for seg hverdagen til flermediale journalister på distriktskontoret NRK Sørlandet. Formålet med masteravhandlingen er å utforske den flermediale journalistrollen hos Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), og ... -
The framing of interethnic conflict : the case of the Amhara-Kemant conflict in Amhara and Tigrai televison companies
(Master thesis, 2020)Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic country, severely affected by violent interethnic conflicts that have disturbed people‟s lives and the country‟s socio-political conditions for the last quarter of a century. This study is intended ... -
Journalists' use of constructive journalism : a comparison between Norway and Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2020)A movement of journalists around the world is talking about a new concept called ‘constructive journalism’. But what is it? And how is it practiced? This thesis together with a supplementary documentary examine how journalists ... -
Media use, identity and integration : focus on Syrian nationals in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)This research assesses the pattern of media use of Syrian nationals in their daily lives and the issues of construction of their identity and integration through their media choices. The theoretical framework for the ... -
Ghanaian journalists' perceptions of political influence in radio journalism in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2019)This study assesses perceptions of political influence as an index in Ghanaian radio journalism through media ownership and related media and communication models on the heels of two research questions. The assessment is ... -
Female journalists' reporting in the Ethiopian print media : a case on the privately-owned press
(Master thesis, 2018)Women in Ethiopia make up close to half of the total population. Like in other African countries, Ethiopian women live under high dominance of men. Also, the society does not portray women positively. In the study of media ... -
Chinese journalism in changing times : a case study of Southern Weekly newspaper
(Master thesis, 2019)The interplay of political and economic forces in shaping media has been a central discussion in the politcal economy of communication studies. Scholarly opinions differ from the role of state and market played in influencing ... -
Challenges of investigative journalism in Nepal : the case of Kantipur Daily, Nagarik Daily, and Nayapatrika Daily
(Master thesis, 2019)This research is about the challenges of investigative journalism in Nepal. This thesis has explored the challenges, and experiences of investigative journalists working in three different print media outlets: Kantipur ... -
Framing of the Ethiopian drought 2015/16 : Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) vs British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
(Master thesis, 2019)This study is intended to analyse how the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), representing the national media, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), representing the international media, framed the 2015/16 ...