일본ㆍ미국ㆍ한국 신문의 ‘東日本 大地震’ 보도내용 비교분석

Abstract

This study reports the findings of a content analysis of 320 Tohoku Earthquake-related news articles appearing in Japanese press, represented The Asahi Shimbun and The Yomiuri Shimbun, the US press, represented by The New York Times, and Korean press, represented by The Chosun Ilbo, The Donga Ilbo, The Hankyoreh, The Joongang Ilbo, The Kyunghyang Shinmun, and The Seoul Shinmun. Firstly, this paper asked whether the coverage of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake differed in terms of size and topic of photographs among newspapers. Overall the newspapers analyzed in the study visually portrayed the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake differently. Korean newspapers for example, published the largest percentage of its photographs depicting loss of civilian life and people's deep sadness in Tohoku disaster areas. Secondly, the research identified what are differences of topics covered in the articles among newspapers. The analysis reveals that the most common topic the coverage focused was 'Earthquake and Atomic Energy.' Thirdly, the paper analyzed whether the use of sources in an article differed among newspapers. It reports that Korean press used more various sources than Japanese press which depended on the official sources such as government. Finally, the study investigated which frame the press emphasized in the news. It is revealed that Korean press depicted the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake using episodic frames which take the form of a case study or event-oriented report and depict the public issues in terms of concrete instances.