Newspaper Coverage Of Gender-Based Violence During Covid-19 Pandemic In Kenya.
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2023-09
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School of Communication, Daystar University
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The purpose of this study was to understand the newspaper coverage of gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya between March 2019 to December 2021, focusing on The Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers. Its objectives were; to determine how The Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers reported gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, to examine how the victims of gender-based violence were framed in The Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers during the pandemic, and to investigate how the perpetrators of gender-based violence were framed in The Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers during COVID-19 pandemic. With Framing theory as the main and Agenda setting as the supplementary theory, exploratory design and qualitative content analysis as a data collection method were employed. The analysis was done using a thematic approach on the news article contents collected from 308 sample of Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper editions equally. The key findings by the two newspapers were that: GBV was framed as an urgent development issue that is normalized but solvable; The victims as suffering in silence, with no choice and naïve as well as vulnerable; Perpetrators were not strangers to their victims and having no sense of accountability or responsibility for their actions. In conclusion, this research underscores the media's crucial role in addressing GBV as a pressing development concern, shaping societal attitudes, and offering actionable insights to improve reporting and response to GBV, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key recommendations highlight the media's pivotal role in development communication, including establishing a dedicated platform for GBV survivor stories, educating journalists to raise awareness, leveraging survivor narratives for policy advocacy, fostering open dialogues and community engagement in GBV discourse, and promoting responsible journalism that offers solutions, particularly during crises. These measures collectively contribute to a more informed and proactive society.
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Ndolo, G. A. A. (2023, Thesis). Newspaper Coverage Of Gender-Based Violence During Covid-19 Pandemic In Kenya. School of Communication, Daystar University