Monitoring the 'diabetes epidemic': A framing analysis of United Kingdom print news 1993-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The view that we are in the midst of a global diabetes epidemic has gained considerable ground in recent years and is often linked to the prior 'obesity epidemic'. This research explored how the diabetes epidemic was represented in United Kingdom (UK) news over the same time period that the obesity epidemic was widely reported. The research was motivated by a sociological interest in how postmodern 'epidemics' synergise with each other amidst broader political, economic, moral and sociocultural discourses.

Method

We analysed three time-bound samples of UK news articles about diabetes: 1993 (n = 19), 2001 (n = 119) and 2013 (n = 324). Until now, UK media has had the least attention regarding portrayal of diabetes. We adopted an empathically neutral approach and u

SUBMITTER: Foley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6968867 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature