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Media Narratives from the Margins: A Framing Analysis of Press Coverage of Conflict-Induced Violence in Indian State Assam
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Abstract The northeastern state of Assam in India has witnessed long years of armed
conflict waged by the ULFA and other militant outfits against the Indian state, and
intermittent identity struggles by different ethnic groups and communities
demanding greater autonomy and constitutionally guaranteed priv... view more
The northeastern state of Assam in India has witnessed long years of armed
conflict waged by the ULFA and other militant outfits against the Indian state, and
intermittent identity struggles by different ethnic groups and communities
demanding greater autonomy and constitutionally guaranteed privileges. The 2000s
political landscape of Assam saw several spectacular incidents of violence, of a
scale and magnitude that attracted not only national, but also global media
attention. This study examines the press coverage of three such spectacular conflictinduced violent events by four frontline English dailies, in order to draw definitive
inferences about how the national and the regional press interpreted, constructed
and presented these violent incidents in the country's periphery, to their readers.
The findings clearly establish the ways in which the press constructs issues from
the nation's margins in the way they define events, actors, causes and effects of
violent political conflicts.... view less
Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
Conflict; cumulative prominence score; media framing; Northeast India
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 37-51
Journal
Media Watch, 9 (2018) 1
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0