- Apply content analysis to Australian media representation of your selected country.
Through analysing media content such as articles and journals, Cambodia's representation in Australia can be identified and understood. Australian media focuses on our near bye countries, especially those in South-East Asia, therefore Cambodia is often discussed in media circles and in the common landscape of Australia, though is often overlooked by their neighbour countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.
The Sydney Morning Herald has identified 1505 articles relating to Cambodia between June 1989 and July 31st 2013, most regarding the ongoing political situation in Cambodia. On one page of articles regarding Cambodia, nine out of twenty portrayed articles are concerning Khmer politics. Furthermore three of these twenty articles cover Australian people travelling to Cambodia and the political situation being currently undergone in Cambodia regarding opposing political parties and hacking of votes. When compared to a Vietnam search entry, 5430 articles have been written on Vietnam, between June 1989 and July 19th 2013, almost 4000 more articles than that of Cambodia. Only two of twenty articles on one page concern Australia in any way, though Thailand is the most referenced in Australian media on the Sydney Morning Herald. With 6234 articles between June 1989 and July 24th 2013 it can be concluded that by looking at the Sydney Morning Herald, the stark difference between Australian media representation of Cambodia in relation to her neighbouring countries such as Vietnam and Thailand is striking as Cambodia is clearly a minority in Australian media representation.
Furthermore when discovering Australian media representation of Cambodia through applying content analysis, when looking at 7 News 'World' news section, not once in a page of the 22nd August 2013 news articles is Cambodia mentioned, however neighbouring countries such as Thailand and China are. When comparing Australian media representation of Cambodia through the ABC network, it is portrayed that Cambodia has been written about 20 times since May 14th 2013, with Thailand being written the same amount of times half a month later, since May 30th. This makes it clear that Thailand is represented far more often than Cambodia in other news channels.
Something interesting that most be noted when understanding how the Australian media represents Cambodia, besides from its lack or small amount of researching and writing on Cambodia, is the tone and way in which articles are written when completed on Cambodia. The Telegraph's response of articles on Cambodia portray five negative articles of the ten that were written on one page. Negative words include 'injure', 'collapse' and 'death'. This clearly portrays that the minimum amount of information about Cambodia as represented by the Australian media, half of it may be negative.
Through analysing media content such as articles and journals, Cambodia's representation in Australia can be identified and understood. Australian media focuses on our near bye countries, especially those in South-East Asia, therefore Cambodia is often discussed in media circles and in the common landscape of Australia, though is often overlooked by their neighbour countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.
The Sydney Morning Herald has identified 1505 articles relating to Cambodia between June 1989 and July 31st 2013, most regarding the ongoing political situation in Cambodia. On one page of articles regarding Cambodia, nine out of twenty portrayed articles are concerning Khmer politics. Furthermore three of these twenty articles cover Australian people travelling to Cambodia and the political situation being currently undergone in Cambodia regarding opposing political parties and hacking of votes. When compared to a Vietnam search entry, 5430 articles have been written on Vietnam, between June 1989 and July 19th 2013, almost 4000 more articles than that of Cambodia. Only two of twenty articles on one page concern Australia in any way, though Thailand is the most referenced in Australian media on the Sydney Morning Herald. With 6234 articles between June 1989 and July 24th 2013 it can be concluded that by looking at the Sydney Morning Herald, the stark difference between Australian media representation of Cambodia in relation to her neighbouring countries such as Vietnam and Thailand is striking as Cambodia is clearly a minority in Australian media representation.
Furthermore when discovering Australian media representation of Cambodia through applying content analysis, when looking at 7 News 'World' news section, not once in a page of the 22nd August 2013 news articles is Cambodia mentioned, however neighbouring countries such as Thailand and China are. When comparing Australian media representation of Cambodia through the ABC network, it is portrayed that Cambodia has been written about 20 times since May 14th 2013, with Thailand being written the same amount of times half a month later, since May 30th. This makes it clear that Thailand is represented far more often than Cambodia in other news channels.
Something interesting that most be noted when understanding how the Australian media represents Cambodia, besides from its lack or small amount of researching and writing on Cambodia, is the tone and way in which articles are written when completed on Cambodia. The Telegraph's response of articles on Cambodia portray five negative articles of the ten that were written on one page. Negative words include 'injure', 'collapse' and 'death'. This clearly portrays that the minimum amount of information about Cambodia as represented by the Australian media, half of it may be negative.