ABSTRACT

The current research, which content analysed 565 news stories in the Daily Nation and The Standard, examined media framing of devolution in Kenya between 2013 and 2017. It examined the most dominant frame in the four-year coverage of devolution, whether the coverage used episodic or thematic framing, and whether the tone of newspaper reports was positive or negative. Findings show that the coverage of devolution was conflict-driven, episodic, and negative. The dominance of the conflict frames shows that the polarised nature of Kenyan politics continues to influence media coverage of devolution, leaving Kenyans without a deeper understanding of how the implementation of devolution impacts development or a grasp on the challenges the new system of governance continues to grapple with.

摘要

当前的研究分析了《国家日报》和《标准报》中的 565 篇新闻报道，考察了 2013 年至 2017 年间肯尼亚权力下放的媒体框架。它考察了四年来权力下放报道中最主要的框架，即报道是否使用了片段式的框架。或主题框架，以及报纸报道的基调是积极的还是消极的。调查结果表明，权力下放的报道是冲突驱动的、偶发性的和负面的。冲突框架的主导地位表明，肯尼亚政治的两极分化继续影响媒体对权力下放的报道，使肯尼亚人无法更深入地了解权力下放的实施如何影响发展，也没有把握新治理体系继续面临的挑战和。