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| Narrative Analysis in Media× | Framing Analysis× | |
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| Field | Communication | Communication |
| Family | Process / pipeline | Process / pipeline |
| Year of origin≠ | 2008 | 1993 |
| Originator≠ | Narrative theory (Labov; Fisher); methods synthesized by Riessman | Robert M. Entman (synthesis); roots in Goffman, Tuchman, Gitlin |
| Type≠ | Interpretive analysis of how media tell stories and construct meaning | Interpretive-quantitative analysis of how messages select and emphasize aspects of reality |
| Seminal source≠ | Riessman, C. K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9780761929987 | Entman, R. M. (1993). Framing: Toward clarification of a fractured paradigm. Journal of Communication, 43(4), 51–58. DOI ↗ |
| Aliases | Media narrative analysis, Narrative criticism of media, Storytelling analysis in media, Medyada Anlatı Analizi | Frame analysis, Media framing analysis method, Frame mapping, Çerçeveleme Analizi |
| Related≠ | 4 | 5 |
| Summary≠ | Narrative analysis examines how media tell stories — how events are selected, ordered, and given meaning through plot, character, and perspective. Drawing on narrative theory and the methodological syntheses of scholars like Catherine Riessman, it treats storytelling as a fundamental way humans organize experience and persuade, and it interprets the structure, content, and performance of media narratives. | Framing analysis is a communication research method for studying how messages select certain aspects of a perceived reality and make them more salient — promoting a particular problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, and treatment recommendation. Building on Robert Entman's influential 1993 synthesis, it moves beyond counting what is present to reconstructing the organizing ideas, or frames, that give media coverage its meaning and persuasive shape. |
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