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Abstract:
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Kenya has one of highest numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS in
Africa (UNAIDS, 2018). The Kenyan media and most notably the Daily Nation play an
important role in the social construction of HIV/AIDS nationally. This article uses the
theory of media framing to understand the manner in which Kenyan newspapers
make sense of the HIV/AIDS issue between the years 2011 and 2015. Specifically,
this analysis focuses on multiple frames used by stakeholders with respect to the
following topical categories (a) valence (positive/negative), (b) the action frame, (c)
victim frame, (d) severity of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, (e) causes and solutions, and (f)
beliefs about who is at risk. The findings show the action and victim frames to be
most dominant. The group “other” was considered most at risk of contracting HIV,
while positive valence was noted in most sampled articles. |