The present research examines two aspects of newspaper coverage of devolution during a 4-year period between March 27, 2013, and May 28, 2017: first, through the lens of attribution of responsibility, who the news media most blamed for problems facing devolution; second, whether reliance on official sources in reporting of devolution mirrors the indexing hypothesis. Findings show that the most-blamed actor and dominant news source on devolution is the county executive. Journalists continue to rely on the elite as their main news source and as a result they shape the discourse on devolution.

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2013-2017 年肯尼亚权力下放的新闻来源和责任框架

本研究从 2013 年 3 月 27 日至 2017 年 5 月 28 日的 4 年期间，从两个方面考察了报纸对权力下放的报道：首先，从责任归属的角度来看，新闻媒体对权力下放面临的问题负有最大责任；其次，在报告权力下放时对官方来源的依赖是否反映了索引假设。调查结果表明，在权力下放方面受到指责最多的行为者和主要新闻来源是县级行政人员。记者继续依赖精英作为他们的主要新闻来源，因此他们塑造了关于权力下放的话语。