Role Of Newspapers Research Articles

Role of Newspapers and Magazines in New India

Newspapers and magazines have played a transformative role in addressing India’s social issues, fostering awareness, and promoting accountability. As conduits of information between the government and the public, they have been instrumental in spotlighting critical areas such as poverty, education, health, and corruption. Historically, the Indian press was marked by an unwavering commitment to truth and justice, contributing significantly to societal progress. Despite the challenges of censorship, misinformation, and threats to journalists, the media has adapted to the digital age, leveraging technology for timely and accurate reporting. Prominent publications like The Hindu and The Indian Express, along with major news agencies such as PTI and ANI, have maintained high editorial standards, ensuring credible dissemination of information. However, the modern media landscape faces challenges such as the influence of advertising revenue, the digital divide, and the safety of journalists. Addressing these issues requires a multipronged approach, including public education on media literacy, support for investigative journalism, and technological tools to combat misinformation. Media also acts as a catalyst for social change by amplifying the voices of marginalized communities, advocating for policy reforms, and inspiring collective action. Innovative strategies like engaging infographics, podcasts, and safe platforms for whistleblowers enhance the media’s impact. Despite obstacles, newspapers and magazines remain vital in shaping public opinion, influencing policies, and fostering a more equitable society. This study underscores the persistent importance of print and digital media in the journey toward a "New India."

A Comparative Study on the Effect of News Paper and Television on Creating Social Awareness among the Students

‘A comparative study on the effect of Newspaper and Television on creating social awareness among the students with particular reference to C.K.B College Teok.’ News paper and television are two significant mass media of social awareness. Previously News papers played greater role but gradually its influences has been declined as the spread of Television services. Television has got greater popularity among the youths because it provides updated information about social phenomenon. In spite of such popularity of Television, role of news paper cannot be under estimated. News paper, for many people, is something basic requirement like morning’s cup of tea. A habitual reader of news paper eagerly waits for the paper to come. Both the media i.e. news paper and T.V have different tastes and for this nothing can be said so easily which out of these two has more significant contribution towards creation of social awareness. In this paper the researcher is trying to analyze the relative importance of newspaper and television on creation of social awareness statistically. For these two sampled groups of 20 students each representing habitual newspaper reader and television watcher has been selected. The awareness has been measured by questionnaire developed by the investigator himself.

MEDIA COVERAGE ON ACTIVITIES OF MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (ENGOs) IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SELECTED MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS

Climate change is an increasingly significant problem in Malaysia and has attracted the attention of Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (ENGOs) to advocate climate justice. The activities performed by the ENGOs to tackle climate change issues indicate that their roles are becoming more critical than ever. However, limited academic documents record their activities in the context of climate change issues in Malaysia based on newspaper reports. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the media coverage of the activities of ENGOs in addressing climate change issues in Malaysia. The study utilised the content-analysis method to analyse relevant articles that portray ENGO initiatives concerning climate actions published in two mainstream national newspapers. The findings from the analysis provide an overview of the roles played by ENGOs in addressing climate change issues and offer insights into the role of newspapers in public awareness about ENGOs’ activism in Malaysia.

INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON READERS’ COMPLIANCE WITH COVID- 19 PREVENTIVE MESSAGES IN NIGERIA

Understanding the elements that affect people's compliance with preventative measures has become essential for public health activities in the aftermath of the global Covid-19 epidemic. This study looks into how readers' compliance behaviours with Covid-19 preventive measures are influenced by newspaper coverage. The study adopts a quantitative research approach, using surveys and statistical analyses to assess the link between newspaper coverage and readers' compliance with Covid-19 prevention guidelines, using both Agenda Setting theory and the KAP model. The questionnaire was used to test participants' understanding of preventative measures, exposure to Covid-19 news coverage, and compliance with suggested guidelines. The study discovered that during the pandemic, newspapers had a substantial influence on readers in preventing the virus's spread. The findings shed light on the role of newspapers in shaping public behaviour during a health crisis and inform communication strategies to promote effective preventive practices. Ultimately, the study provided actionable insights for policy-makers, journalists, and health professionals to enhance public health outcomes and mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. The results provide insight into how newspapers affect public behaviour during a health emergency and provide guidance for communication methods to support successful preventative measures.

TheroleofnewspaperspublishedinNorthSumatraduringIndonesia's independence struggle between 1916-1925: A content analysis.

Background:Newspapers played an important role in fostering a sense of nationalism, instilling the concept of "nation", fostering a sense of belonging, and maintaining the unity that the colonized people desperately needed to achieve independence. This study aims to investigate the involvement of indigenous newspapers in the struggle for Indonesian independence in North Sumatra during the Dutch colonial period, as well as to highlight how the contents of the newspaper's coverage were narrated in the struggle for Indonesian independence. Methods:This study used a qualitative content analysis (QCA) method. Research analysis includes manifest analysis (shown on the surface of the text) and latent analysis (hidden in the text) on the title, topic and sentence of each article. The validity test was carried out by peer-reviewing coding books and coding forms. Reliability test in the form of Intercoder reliability using NVivo 12 interrater reliability. Results: The results of the study found 107 articles in 13 indigenous newspapers in North Sumatra that supported the struggle for Indonesian independence from Dutch colonialism. There are 7 forms of narrative of the struggle for Indonesian independence in indigenous newspapers in North Sumatra from 1916-1925. The seven narratives are found in the title, topic, and sentences written in the article. National movements were the most narratives found with 36.73% found in titles (N= 49), 26.09% in topics (N=89), and 23.72% in sentences in the text (N=156). The fewest narrations were criticisms and demands to the Netherlands of 2.04% for title analysis. The next least narrative is patriotism with a score of 5.43% for topic analysis and 6.41% for sentences in the text. Conclusion:The role of newspapers in the struggle for independence in North Sumatra is evidenced by the findings of 107 articles in 13 newspapersin seven forms of struggle narratives.

True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction By Clayton J. Butler

Reviewed by: True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction By Clayton J. Butler Wendy Hamand Venet True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction. By Clayton J. Butler. Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2022. Pp. x, 228. $45.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7662-7.) In True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Clayton J. Butler makes an important contribution to our understanding of Unionists in the Deep South during and after the Civil War. Butler asks several key questions. Who were these white men? Why did they remain loyal to the Union? How were they viewed in the North and the South? What roles did they play during and after the war? He seeks answers to these questions by focusing individual chapters on three Unionist military units: the First Louisiana Cavalry, the First Alabama Cavalry, and the Thirteenth Tennessee Union Cavalry. While acknowledging that his approach undervalues the important role played by Unionist women during the war, Butler notes that “donning a blue Federal uniform represented the most unambiguous expression of national allegiance one could make” (p. 2). Butler finds that white Unionists came from many backgrounds and professed a variety of motivations for their unconditional loyalty. Some were slave owners, while others were laborers motivated by class resentment. In New Orleans, many Unionists were German or Irish immigrants. Although some were former Whigs, many Unionists were Democrats who had voted for Stephen A. Douglas in the presidential contest of 1860. While some Unionists disliked slavery, most did not express sympathy for slaves as a motivation to enlist. Instead, they professed a strong dedication to the United States as a nation. For these men, secession represented a violation of the Constitution and the legacy of the Founders. Butler does not make a case that Unionist soldiers influenced the outcome of the war, but he does argue that these units had a respectable military record, fighting at Port Hudson, Louisiana, in the Red River campaign, and during William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea. Sherman, Butler shows, understood the public relations value of having Unionists serve in his ranks. Of greater [End Page 368] interest to Butler is the role of newspapers’ support of the Union or the Confederacy through the dissemination of information about soldiers’ allegedly heroic or traitorous efforts. Butler’s impressive newspaper research encompasses big city dailies and small-town papers, and it helps broaden the relatively narrow focus of his book. Another strength of this book is Butler’s discussion of the 1864 Fort Pillow massacre, in which Confederate soldiers under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest killed close to half the garrison of 585 U.S. soldiers rather than allowing them to surrender. While not taking attention away from the massacre’s Black victims, Butler notes that Forrest’s men also killed nearly one hundred white Unionists, as well as the commander of the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry, Major William F. Bradford. Bradford initially escaped the bloodshed but was executed by Forrest’s men several days after the massacre. Butler argues convincingly that the episode should be understood both as an expression of Confederates’ racial hatred and as their reaction to the presence of white and Black defenders of Union. In a volume of fewer than two hundred pages of text, the book’s coverage of Reconstruction is understandably brief and largely focused on Louisiana and Alabama. Although many white Unionists ultimately endorsed emancipation during the war, in the postwar period their diverse political views reemerged. Unionists played roles during both Presidential and Radical Reconstruction, but Butler joins other scholars in emphasizing that their failure to form a long-term alliance with African Americans contributed to Reconstruction’s broader failure. In his conclusion, Butler discusses the “relatively small place” unconditional Unionists occupy in both national Civil War memory and current historiography. Small in number but consequential nonetheless, these Deep South Unionists found “their voices drowned out by the chorus of returning Confederates and their descendants” (p. 166). Clayton Butler’s book reminds us of...

¿Adónde se habrá metido Mafiopoli? Las mafias italianas según La Gente d’Italia

Generalisations can never tend to be exhaustive, nor can they claim to represent all subjectivities and the diverse and consequent political-ideological narratives that are part of them. But they also describe social and behavioural propensities present in the cultural folds of a specific social group. The role of newspapers, sounding boards for certain ethnic, political, economic and social sentiments, is fundamental to study the rapid consumption of these communicative processes whose contents end up being internalised even before they are processed. Beyond the level of scientific substance of which they are composed. In relation to the treatment of Italian mafias in the press, this manuscript aims to analyse, based on a selection of articles published between 2018 and 2022, the narratives produced by “La Gente d’Italia”, an Italian-language ethnic newspaper based in Uruguay, on the combination between persistence and change, between maintaining consolidated structures and adapting to the changes in the economic and social context in which the mafia is present today.

The Travelling of News in 1848: The February Revolution, European News Flows, and the Finnish Press

This article explores media coverage of the European revolutionary turbulence of 1848, particularly the outbreak of the February Revolution in France. By utilizing several European newspaper repositories, the article sheds light on the role of newspapers in the spread of revolutionary news in the European media space across various political borders and language barriers. In our case study, we examine how information on the February Revolution travelled to the Grand Duchy of Finland, an area situated at the crossroads of different communication networks, that was influenced by the reactionary politics of Russia but still culturally connected with Sweden. Benefitting from digitized collections of Finnish, Swedish, Austrian, German, and British newspapers, this article provides a transnational perspective on the mid-nineteenth-century European media landscape. Instead of trying to encompass a comprehensive outlook on news reporting during the European upheaval in 1848, we are focusing on the emergence of early reports of the outbreak of the February Revolution in various countries, and looking at how the circulation of news was extending or going beyond national boundaries, as news about the revolution arrived in Northern Europe and at the borders of the Russian Empire.

4. The Contributio of Magazines and Journels in the progress of Urdu Litereture: A Reasearch Analysis

Journalism has major role in people training, civic peace and unity. The news leads the human to create and invent new forms of communication. This article focused on the role of newspapers and monthly editions in promoting Urdu literature. Journalism is process for publishing books, booklets, journals and newspapers. This article highlights the origin of journalism from the Arabic word “Sahifa” with meaning “Book or Booklet”. This article has explored that publishing of news starts from china leading to England, Germany and Europe with writing letters, pasting major news on city walls, using drum to announce major official orders and carving orders on stones. In India the publishing of news started back to Asoka leading to Mughal emperors, East India Company and British rule. Findings indicated that the publishing of newspapers in India start from Hakes Gazette, India Gazette, Kolkata Gazette to many Urdu newspapers like Delhi Urdu Newspaper, Khairkhwa. In early twentieth century, newspapers like Saqi, Zamindar, Hilal, Aodh Akhbar, Tehzib ul Ikhlaq, Nigar and Payam are major newspapers that give the popularity to journalism leading role toward the freedom.

Readers’ Discourses and the Construction of Climate Change Below the Line

Climate change is the single most pressing existential threat facing humanity, and while the scientific consensus is unassailable, how this knowledge is communicated to and circulatedby the public suggests that – in the minds of the public, at least – the science is not yet settled. While there are many reasons that might underpin this perception, given the role ofnewspapers as conveyors of information in the public interest, how information about climate change is articulated becomes a matter of importance in terms of leveraging changes in consumer behaviour and voter priorities. In this paper, using below-the-line comments of two British national daily online newspapers by readers responding to articles on climate change related topics over a period of six years, from 2014 to 2019 inclusive, as corpora, I explore how the matter of climate change is understood and articulated by applying linguistic analyses to generate profiles characterising the discourse of each corpus. This study lends broad support to earlier research by demonstrating that the readership of the politically right-leaning newspaper tends towards an ‘attack discourse’ and general scepticism, even hostility, towards the scientific consensus, while the readership of the politically left leaning paper evidence support for the consensus. The paper concludes by considering some of the implications of these findings for scientific communications about climate change.

TRANSFORMING IDENTITIES AND RELATIONS: A CASE OF TALIBAN PEACE TALKS IN THE PAKISTANI PRESS

Purpose of the study: The study examines the role of Pakistani mainstream print media in framing peace talks between the Taliban and the Government of Pakistan from 1st January 2014 till 1st July 2014. This study focuses on the role played by the print media of Pakistan during the efforts for the peace talks as a LIC.
 Methodology: It is a quantitative research study in which researchers have used the content analysis technique to determine how print media framed the peace negotiations between the government and the TTP, editorials, and columns of two English newspapers, namely, Dawn and The News, along with two Urdu newspapers, Jang, Nawe Waqt were analyzed.
 Main Findings: The findings of the study show that in the peace talks between the government and TTP, the print media of Pakistan did not engage in constructive talk to facilitate the peace talking process. The media failed to give the communicative space to facilitate the political negotiating process to proceed. Narratives of despair and fear were dominant.
 Applications of this study: This study can be used to know about the psychology of newspapers that how they are framing the news, columns, and articles related to complex issues like Taliban peace talks. Along with it, it is necessary to see the role of newspapers in transforming identities and relations.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: This study contributed to the existing literature by examining that how print media of Pakistan frame the peace initiatives in the context of resolving the conflict between the Taliban and the government of Pakistan. Apart from it, it is necessary to know about the relationship between the way media was framing the peace negotiations and the way peace talks were taking a turn and whether Pakistani print media played the role of a facilitator of the peace process or framed the peace process as an inevitable risk of more violence or not.

NEWSPAPERS OF THE KYIV GENERAL GOVERNORATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY: LANGUAGE, CIRCULATION, PERIODICITY OF PUBLICATION

The article represents the Ukrainian-language newspapers of the Kyiv General Governorate of the early XX century and defines their role in the socio-political life of that time. It should be noted, that out of more than 100 publications, only 9 were in Ukrainian. Despite constant persecution by the tsarist administration, Ukrainian-language newspapers covered all aspects of Ukrainian life under the rule of the Russian Empire. Ukrainian-language newspapers monitored the development of society and the influenced on the formation of the national consciousness of ethnic Ukrainians.
 The object of the research is aspects of the political life of Ukrainians on the pages of publications: "Hromadska Dumka", "Rada", "Borot'ba", "Slovo", "Selo", "Zasiv", "Mayak", "Svitova Zirnytsia." The mentioned newspapers were published in different periods, but are a valuable source for studying the history of Ukraine at the beginning of the XX century.
 The purpose of the article is to study the political orientation, the language of publications, and the frequency of Ukrainian-language newspapers in the Kyiv General Governorate in the early XX century.
 By summing up the role of newspapers of the Kyiv General Governorate at the beginning of the XX century, it should be noted, that out of more than 100 publications, published in the Volyn Governorate, Kyiv Governorate, Podil Governorate, only 8 were Ukrainian-language. Nevertheless, despite constant persecution by the tsarist administration, the newspapers reflected all aspects of Ukrainian life under the control of the Russian Empire. Newspaper publications reflected the life of the Ukrainian community while influencing the formation of the national identity of ethnic Ukrainians [1]. It seems that no issue of Ukrainian national life has escaped their pages. Even the slightest manifestation of the cultural or political life of Ukrainians under the government of the Russian Empire found a response in the pages of publications in "Hromadska Dumka", "Rada", "Borot'ba", "Slovo", "Selo", "Zasiv", "Mayak", "Svitova Zirnytsia." Although the mentioned newspapers were published in different periods, they are a valuable source for studying the history of Ukraine in the early XX century, testify to the growth of national and cultural revival of the Ukrainian people in Russian Ukraine.
 The study can be applied to prepare students and graduates in the field of Historical Sciences and Culturology.
 The newspapers of the Kyiv General Governorate (Volyn, Kyiv, and Podil Governorate) of the early XX century were researched and systematized by language, circulation, and frequency of publication for the first time.
 The study can be the basis for further research of the Ukrainian periodicals for the period from 1800 to 1861 of the XIX century.

<i>Nigerian Tribune</i> Newspaper Reportage of Ethno-Religious Crime in Nigeria, 2015-2019

Nigeria is now being regarded as one of the terrorist states as a result of the activities of the religious and ethnic fundamentalists. The role of newspapers in ethno-religious crime reportage cannot be over emphasised because of the patronage it has attracted over time. The reporting style of the <i>Nigerian Tribune</i> as one of the major national newspapers in the country covering ethno-religious crisis now comes into questioning, as some stake-holders in the media industry have raised doubt as to its objectivity in reportage of issues which affects the social political well-being of the country. Therefore, this study evaluated ethno-religious crime reportage of the <i>Nigerian Tribune</i> between 2015 and 2019. Development media theory served as a building block for this study. The study adopts mix-research method, using quantitative and qualitative research designs; the instruments used for data collection are Coding Sheet named “Content Analysis Checklist on Ethno-Religious Crime Reportage”. The results were analysed using descriptive and textual analysis techniques. Findings showed that<i> Nigerian Tribune</i> reported 592 (56.4%) ethno-religious crimes for the period under review; its reports of ethno-religious crimes cut across the regions; ranging from Boko Haram-478 (58.0%) in the North- East, Fulani herdsmen attacks-225 (27.3%) in the Middle Belt, South-West and South-East; Banditry-89 (10.8%) in North-West and militancy 32 (3.9%) in the South-South. Nigerian Tribune editorial comment provided forty-four solutions to ethno-religious crimes, twelve early warnings and its reportage involved at least two of police report, eye witness accounts, and relatives of victims’ views, armed forces reports and community heads’ positions. <i>Nigerian Tribune</i> is adjudged fair, balance, accurate in its publications on ethno-religious crimes in relation to its mission statement. The study recommends that as the watchdogs of the society, journalists should constantly report ethno-religious crimes, so as to educate the society on the dangers cause by the activities of ethno-religious crime.

ТУРКИСТОНДА СОВЕТ ҲОКИМИЯТИГА ҚАРШИ ҚУРОЛЛИ ҲАРАКАТ (("YENI TȔRKISTAN" ÂÀ "YAŞ TȔRKISTAN"МАТЕРИАЛЛАРИ АСОСИДА)

The article analyzes the role of newspapers and magazines published by emigrant organizations abroad in covering the causes and consequences of the armed struggle against the Soviet regime in Turkestan

Роль газеты «Жэньминь жибао» в освещении основных событий первого периода политики реформ и открытости 1978–1992 гг.

Роль газеты «Жэньминь жибао» в освещении основных событий первого периода политики реформ и открытости 1978–1992 гг.

Coverage of climate change information in Tanzanian newspapers

PurposeThis study was conducted to analyse the extent at which Tanzanian newspapers paid attention to climate change information over the period of 10 years between January 2006 and December 2015.Design/methodology/approachSix Tanzanian newspapers were quantitatively content analysed for frequencies of coverage to climate change information.FindingsThe results indicate that of total six Tanzanian newspapers had very few (684; 0.84 per cent) articles on climate change which is an average of 68.4 articles per year. Much attention was given to entertainment (24,331; 30 per cent) followed by miscellaneous (19,413; 24.0 per cent) and advertisements (18,112; 22.3 per cent). The Pearson’s chi-square test indicates that there was a significant difference in χ2 = 21,765, p-value < 2.2e −16 between the level of coverage of climate change articles on other topics in the selected newspapers.Research limitations/implicationsScanning the sampled six newspapers for climate change information and recording the results in the code sheet for the period of 10 years was a tedious and time-consuming exercise which demanded researchers and coders to be extremely careful. Also it is possible that the sampling strategy used led to missing some data that would have resulted into different conclusions about each newspaper’s coverage on climate change. However, the systematic sampling strategy was applied for a long period, that is, 40 months for each newspaper that increased the reliability and accuracy of the results and conclusions about the overall trends in each newspaper’s coverage of climate change information.Practical implicationsThese findings imply that, as the disseminators of information, Tanzanian newspapers did not pay adequate attention to climate change issues. The study concludes that contrary to the fact that climate change is among the threatening phenomena in Tanzania that would commensurate a significant attention in the media, the findings of this study indicate that the volume of coverage devoted to climate change by the newspapers in Tanzania is very low and disproportionate to the level of threat. This leaves a question on the Tanzanian newspapers’ dedication to reporting climate change information. It is therefore recommended that newspapers’ media owners, editors and journalists should be environmental nationalistic enough to frequently report climate change information, and the scope of the government-owned newspapers should be revisited to ensure more coverage of climate change information in their publication which can be done by having a section specifically dedicated for climate change issue.Originality/valueThis study has therefore contributed to the growing body of analytical research knowledge on the role of newspapers in the dissemination of climate change information in Tanzania. This study has also highlighted the importance of taking into account newspapers coverage of climate change information which can further be used for policy recommendations to improve the climate change information communication system through the use of newspapers and show the credibility of the newspapers in creating awareness of climate change in Tanzania.

「表現の自由」と新聞の役割 ムハンマドの風刺画掲載をめぐって

「表現の自由」と新聞の役割 ムハンマドの風刺画掲載をめぐって

The Role of Newspaper and State Government in Conservation of World Heritage Site in Malaysia

Currently, there are two historical sites has been recognized as World Heritage Site by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Malaysia, which are Melaka (Malacca) and George Town, Penang. Since its recognition, those cities becomes so famous and positioned as one of the world tourism attraction that need to visit. In line with this prestige, conservation matter definitely appears to be a major concern especially to both cities in order to maintain the status given. The paper aims to discover the local daily newspaper of The Star in terms of its portrayal of image on the historic or heritage buildings within the areas of World Heritage Site. Content analysis and previous literature were used as the research method. The findings show that indeed the images of photo could influence the public reader and create awareness of the issues raised. Behind the image thus, this paper would also examine at the role of the state in an effort to conserve the historic buildings of these two cities. Studies on image or visual are still rare in the country and therefore, this paper intend to fill this gap by associating it with the cultural heritage conservation in Malaysia.

The role of newspapers in the formation of gendered national identity: Polish coverage of women’s and men’s basketball championships

This study examines how newspapers in post-communist Poland nurture a gendered national identity through their disparate coverage of men’s and women’s European basketball championships. Agenda-setting, framing and social identity theories were used to analyse 502 articles published between 2009–2013. Results show that men’s tournaments received 3.5 times more coverage than women’s events; the gap further widened when Poland hosted the championships. Articles about men’s championships were also longer (314 words on average versus 161). The discourse surrounding women’s competitions was factual whereas the men’s national team’s performances were framed as challenges, matters of national pride, and involved combat and military terminology. Peculiarly, the most frequently mentioned member of the women’s team was its male coach. Findings indicate a significant departure from the communist-era promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a source of pride. National identity is nurtured through newspaper coverage of the men’s national team (when team colours and the first person plural are mentioned) but not of the women’s national team.

How Queensland newspapers reported public sector information reform

This article explores the role of media in Freedom of Information (FOI) policy transfer, using a case study of Queensland’s 2009 FOI reforms. A multi-dimensional analysis was used to discover how newspapers reported changes in Queensland’s public sector information (PSI) policy to identify whether stories on PSI policy were reframed over time. At a quantitative level, the text analytics software Leximancer was used to identify key concepts, issues and trends in 786 relevant articles from national, metropolitan and regional newspapers. At a qualitative level, discourse analysis was used to identify key themes and patterns from the newspaper articles. Both qualitative and quantitative shifts in the media reporting of Right to Information (RTI) and FOI were revealed across three time periods representing the periods before, during and after the reform implementation. The findings offer insights into the role of newspapers in policy diffusion, revealing how Queensland media reports framed the shift in PSI policy from pull model FOI to push model RTI.