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标题：Power to define: Framing of Naxalites in the Indian media
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作者：Naveen Mishra:
期刊名称：Global Media Journal : Mediterranean Edition
印刷版ISSN：1450-4154
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：2
出版社：Global Media Journal
摘要：Framing is an effective way of giving social meaning to a conflict and if solely defined by the official actors can prove detrimental to the ideals of democracy. Using framing by source and systematic keyword analysis method, this study examines the coverage of Naxal conflict in four national newspapers in the Indian media during four months of 2009. The content analysis of 570 articles suggests an overwhelming presence of official sources in the news reports while tribals and voices from non-official quarters remain acutely underrepresented. Media’s attempt to give meaning to the Naxal conflict through the lens and voices of official sources creates an undisputed credible narrative restricting any scope for the emergence of an anti-narrative. The analysis also indicates that media gave excessive salience to violence, Naxal-military confrontation and government’s antinaxal policy measures while leaving out the historical context and controversial issues, eliding any scope for criticism
关键词：Naxalites, Maoists in India, Media framing, Conflict, Elite discourse, Indian Media, Conflict in India, Indexing