Since the beginning of 2020, Covid-19 has impacted societies around the globe and while trying to find ways to live with the virus, societies faced many crises. The news media play an important...Show moreSince the beginning of 2020, Covid-19 has impacted societies around the globe and while trying to find ways to live with the virus, societies faced many crises. The news media play an important role during crisis times, keeping society informed on all matters. This thesis concentrates on differences in media coverage on Covid-19 in the first phase of the crisis, between China and the Netherlands. Using the framework of framing theory, this thesis selected news articles in both Dutch and Mandarin and conducted a framing analysis. Doing this, this thesis contributes to a wider research area of crisis media coverage and research on Covid-19 related topics. The main difference between the countries is that the Dutch media wrote more about the consequences of the crisis while the Chinese media wrote more about the preventive measures that were implemented, who were responsible for these measures, and why they were implemented. Furthermore, I noticed that the Chinese news articles’ tone was somewhat more positive than the Dutch articles’ tone. These differences can be understood by looking at the different media landscapes of both countries and their political differences.Show less
