00000ctm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611273435 Buklod 20140515170528.0 m |o d | ta 140515s2012 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00217904651 DMC rda eng DMLUC LG 995 2012 M3 D86 Dumdum, Omar Ornopia. author. Linking source diversity, frame diversity, and quality of economic news the case in GDP reporting Omar Ornopia Dumdum ; Clarissa C. David, adviser. Gross domestic product 2012. xiii, 186 leaves illustrations text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Vita. Thesis (M.A. Communication Research)--University of the Philippines Diliman October 2012. Available to the general public. "This thesis explores the relationship between source diversity and frame diversity as well as frame diversity and news quality. In line with the theories of framing and social responsibility of the press, it situates the said propositions in the area of economic journalism. A total of 616 economic news articles were content-analyzed, covering 20 quarters of gross domestic product (GDP) performance from 2006 to 2010. This thesis finds that source diversity in economic news is low to moderate while frame diversity is moderate to strong. Both types of diversity are positively correlated, such that higher source diversity leads to higher frame diversity in economic news. On the other hand, economic news is perceived to have low levels of interest, analysis and context, and moderate levels of understandability and impartiality. Of these five dimensions of news quality, only understandability is not correlated with frame diversity. This means that higher frame diversity in economic news leads to more interesting, impartial, analytical and contextual stories. Eight economic journalists were interviewed to provide insights on the study's findings. Finally, theoretical, methodological and practical implications on framing economic news are discussed." Journalism, Commercial Philippines. Broadcasting Philippines. David, Clarissa C. adviser. University of the Philippines Diliman. College of Mass Communication. FI UP UPD DMC LG 995 2012 M3 D86 Thesis