News media’s framing of telehealth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Smith, Hanako; Fischer, Lori; Fortin, Kimberley; Zeller, Frauke

Abstract

This research contributes to the literature on journalistic news framing by analyzing the portrayal of telehealth as a particularly relevant topic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frames before and after the onset of the pandemic were examined across four news regions: Canada, Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.A. A mixed-methods news framing analysis combined computational linguistic analysis with manual coding methods and determined five general frames through which telehealth is discussed in the news. Results show differences in non-pandemic and pandemic news frames, and in national frames

Citation

Smith, H., Fischer, L., Fortin, K., & Zeller, F. (2024). News media’s framing of telehealth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facts and Frictions: Emerging Debates, Pedagogies and Practices in Contemporary Journalism, 3(2), 39-61. https://doi.org/10.22215/ff/v3.i2.06

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 30, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 30, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 3, 2024
• Journal: Facts & Frictions: Emerging Debates, Pedagogies and Practices in Contemporary Journalism
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 39-61
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22215/ff/v3.i2.06
• Keywords: telehealth, news framing, explanatory journalism, health communication, COVID-19, mixed-methods