TY - JOUR
T1 - The image of people with intellectual disability in Taiwan newspapers
AU - Chen, Chih Hsuan
AU - Hsu, Kan Lin
AU - Shu, Bih Ching
AU - Fetzer, Susan
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Background There is limited research on the development of newspaper analysis about the images of people with ID in Chinese newspapers. The purpose of this study was: (a) to understand the general image of persons with ID presented in printed newspapers in Taiwan, and (b) to classify the various images of persons with ID and to measure the relative proportions among these classifications. Method Articles from 2008 from the media databank UDNDATA were analysed by content analysis. Results Three main images were portrayed. The greatest number of articles revolved around the "dispirited" image (44.5%), followed by "needy" (32.7%), and "affirmative" (22.8%). Articles focused on families with a member with ID made up 20.8% of the total articles, and 81% of these stories had a negative theme. Conclusion The pessimistic portrayal of people with ID is popular and newspapers may create stigma for people with ID in Taiwan.
AB - Background There is limited research on the development of newspaper analysis about the images of people with ID in Chinese newspapers. The purpose of this study was: (a) to understand the general image of persons with ID presented in printed newspapers in Taiwan, and (b) to classify the various images of persons with ID and to measure the relative proportions among these classifications. Method Articles from 2008 from the media databank UDNDATA were analysed by content analysis. Results Three main images were portrayed. The greatest number of articles revolved around the "dispirited" image (44.5%), followed by "needy" (32.7%), and "affirmative" (22.8%). Articles focused on families with a member with ID made up 20.8% of the total articles, and 81% of these stories had a negative theme. Conclusion The pessimistic portrayal of people with ID is popular and newspapers may create stigma for people with ID in Taiwan.
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U2 - 10.3109/13668250.2011.650159
DO - 10.3109/13668250.2011.650159
M3 - Article
C2 - 22300278
AN - SCOPUS:84863173798
SN - 1366-8250
VL - 37
SP - 35
EP - 41
JO - Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities
JF - Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -