Social justice for the poor: the framing of socioeconomic rights in selected South African newspapers
SOURCE: Journalism
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.H.Chiumbu, V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, N.A.Gumede, A.Mtshengu
KEYWORDS: INEQUALITY, LAW AND JUSTICE, POVERTY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9411
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/10190
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/10190
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.H.Chiumbu, V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, N.A.Gumede, A.Mtshengu
KEYWORDS: INEQUALITY, LAW AND JUSTICE, POVERTY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9411
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/10190
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/10190
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Abstract
Apartheid South Africa created a society of deep-seated inequalities divided along race, class, and gender lines. The promotion of socioeconomic rights and redistributive justice is thus an important element in the country's on-going transformation. This article analyzes the framing of stories on socioeconomic rights by three South African national newspapers. Using a combination of framing analysis and critical political economy insights, we show that although the newspapers foreground the importance of socioeconomic rights and recognize voices of the marginalized, the majority of the stories contain gaps and silences on critical issues concerning the structural causes of inequality and socioeconomic injustices in South Africa. The argument concludes by motivating a rethinking of the country's normative media frameworks for the development of a journalism practice that would resonate in a country characterized by social polarization and material inequalities.-
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