Brian Adeba: A Comparative Analysis of the Darfur Conflict (2003-2008)

By Brian Adeba

Folks,

For those of you interested in global issues, including those pertaining to Sudan, please refer to the link below for a research article I wrote, which has just been published in the Canadian Journal of Media Studies (CJMS).

In this article, I examine coverage of the Darfur conflict (using qualitative and quantitative content analysis) in two major dailies in Canada: The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.

Close to 300 articles, including news, editorials, features, and commentary were studied. The study covers the period 2003-2008. Specifically, I sought to establish the following: 1) The main themes of the conflict 2)Who were the sources who framed the conflict 3) What are the implications for policy makers.

I have been fascinated with framing theory—the prism through which reporters view issues. In short, our upbringing, our social standing in society, our economic status, religious orientation etc, influences the way we view issues. Part of my study therefore sought to review how reporters in two newspapers with divergent editorial slants (conservative and liberal) viewed the Darfur conflict.

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Best regards,

Brian