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Boko Haram in the Nigerian press: The politics of labelling
Journal of African Media Studies ( IF 0.641 ) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 , DOI: 10.1386/jams.11.1.65_1
Mercy Ette 1 , Sarah Joe 1
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Labels shape and define public discourse. As condensational symbols, they can serve as political tools and instruments of policy due to the media’s tendency to use labels to create meaning and knowledge about political and social reality. This study examines the politics of labelling through a case study of the representation of Boko Haram in a selection of Nigerian national newspapers. Boko Haram, a transnational terrorist organisation responsible for the death of over 20,000 Nigerians and the displacement of more than two million people, has been a major threat to the Nigerian state for almost a decade. Although it was originally perceived to be a domestic problem, its reach across national boundaries has extended its impact beyond Nigeria and it has now been recognised as an international threat. This paper explores how labels used to frame this group in the Nigerian press echo geoethno polarities embedded in Nigerian politics. The study investigates the representations of Boko Haram to evaluate how the narrative about the sect has been constructed. It reveals that the dominant voices prefer labels such as terrorists and insurgents, which reflect popular understanding of the sect. Through a content analysis of a selection of national news stories, the study argues that the nature of Nigerian politics and media ecology plays a critical role in the media framing of Boko Haram.

中文翻译:

尼日利亚媒体上的博科圣地:标签政治

标签塑造和定义公共话语。由于媒体倾向于使用标签来创造关于政治和社会现实的意义和知识,因此作为凝聚符号,它们可以作为政治工具和政策工具。本研究通过对博科圣地在尼日利亚全国性报纸中的代表性的案例研究来检验标签政治。博科圣地是一个跨国恐怖组织,造成超过 20,000 名尼日利亚人死亡和超过 200 万人流离失所,近十年来一直是尼日利亚国家的主要威胁。尽管它最初被认为是一个国内问题,但其跨越国界的影响已扩展到尼日利亚以外,现在已被视为国际威胁。本文探讨了用于在尼日利亚媒体中框定这个群体的标签如何回应嵌入在尼日利亚政治中的地缘民族极性。该研究调查了博科圣地的表现,以评估有关该教派的叙述是如何构建的。它揭示了主导声音更喜欢恐怖分子和叛乱分子等标签,这反映了对该教派的普遍理解。通过对一系列国家新闻报道的内容分析,该研究认为尼日利亚政治和媒体生态的性质在博科圣地的媒体框架中起着关键作用。它揭示了主导声音更喜欢恐怖分子和叛乱分子等标签,这反映了对该教派的普遍理解。通过对一系列国家新闻报道的内容分析,该研究认为尼日利亚政治和媒体生态的性质在博科圣地的媒体框架中起着关键作用。它揭示了主导声音更喜欢恐怖分子和叛乱分子等标签,这反映了对该教派的普遍理解。通过对一系列国家新闻报道的内容分析,该研究认为尼日利亚政治和媒体生态的性质在博科圣地的媒体框架中起着关键作用。
更新日期:2019-03-01
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