Framing North Korea

Introduction

1 Political and Historical Background of North Korea
Political Ideology of North Korea
Brief Historical Background of North Korea

2 Theoretical Framework
The Theory of the Social Construction of Reality
Media Framing Theory
Entitlement Theory

3 Review of the Literature
Framing Analysis in International News Coverage
Framing Analysis in Media Frame and Hegemony
Framing Analysis in Public Discourse
Research in National Images

4 Methodology
Definitions
Sampling
Research Methods

5 Framing North Korea in the U.S. News Coverage
Overview of the U.S News Coverage of North Korea
News Frames and Tones of the U.S. Coverage of North Korea: Quantitative Approach
News Frames and Tones of the U.S. Coverage of North Korea: Qualitative Approach
Analyzing News Frames of the U.S. Coverage of North Korea through Cluster Analysis: Quantitative Approach
Analyzing News Frames of the U.S. Coverage of North Korea through Cluster Analysis: Qualitative Approach

6 Framing North Korea in the South Korean News Coverage
Overview of the South Korean News Coverage of North Korea
News Frames and Tones of the South Korean Coverage of North Korea: Quantitative Approach
News Frames and Tones of the South Korean Coverage of North Korea: Qualitative Approach
Analyzing News Frames of the South Korean Coverage of North Korea through Cluster Analysis: Quantitative Approach
Analyzing News Frames of the South Korean Coverage of North Korea hrough Cluster Analysis: Qualitative Approach

7 Framing “Axis of Evil”
Understanding Framing and Naming in Public Speech
The Bush’s Concepts of “Axis” and “Evil”
The Functions of “Axis of Evil” Framing
Representing Bush’s “Axis of Evil” Speech in the Four Newspapers

8 Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion of Study and Findings
Conclusion

References
Index