International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2023, 5(3); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2023.050310.
Lifei Wang1,2
1School of Journalism and Communication, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, China
2School of Communication, Baptist University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Taiwan has made tremendous efforts on the road of equal rights for the same sex through mass media, and the affirmative action since1990s. Although the Taiwanese referendum on November 24th, 2018, failed to pass the proposal of same-sex marriage, Taiwan is expected to become the first Asian region to legalize same-sex marriage in 2019. This article conducted Framing theory and Discourse Historical Approach to research on how news coverage changed when framing homosexuality during year 2005 to 2018 on Taiwan China Times, specifically in diversity of topics, referring expression, basic personal image and role attributes. And found that media's description of homosexual groups has gradually changed from negative to positive, and the media has a great role in building the social image of homosexual groups.
Homosexuality, News coverage, Image, Taiwan China Times
Lifei Wang. Research on news coverage and image of homosexuals in Taiwan. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 3: 61-64. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050310.
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