Abstract

The use of still and motion pictures in reporting on a crisis actually frames the news in particular ways for better understanding. The current study of visual framing of the Cameroon Anglophone crisis in 2016 revealed that the press paid considerable attention to the crisis by making use of images. Of the 216 articles identified in the study, 174 images were used to bring out the conflict and thereby create different perspectives of understanding through frames. The study identified two general frame systems in the coverage of the crisis, namely, the pro- and anti-government perspectives. A further 11 salient frames were identified under these two general frame systems. A comparative analysis of private and public press use of visual frames revealed that the private press made more use of photographs to bring out salient issues in the crisis, such as conflict, lives lost, as well as political actors. The public press on its part paid minimal attention to the crisis and made use of photographs depicting peace/unity, government appeasement, and return to normalcy.

摘要

在报道危机时使用静态图片和动态图片实际上以特定方式构建新闻，以便更好地理解。当前对 2016 年喀麦隆英语危机的视觉构图研究表明，媒体对危机的关注度相当高，使用图像。在研究确定的 216 篇文章中，有 174 幅图像被用来突出冲突，从而通过框架创造不同的理解视角。该研究确定了危机报道中的两个一般框架系统，即亲政府和反政府的观点。在这两个通用框架系统下还确定了另外 11 个显着框架。对私人和公共媒体使用视觉框架的比较分析表明，私人媒体更多地使用照片来揭示危机中的突出问题，例如冲突、丧生以及政治行动者。公众媒体很少关注这场危机，而是使用描绘和平/团结、政府绥靖和恢复正常的照片。