Using self-categorization theory to uncover the framing of the 2015 Rugby World Cup: A cross-cultural comparison of three nations’ newspapers

摘要: Research into the framing of sporting events has been extensively studied to uncover newspaper bias in coverage global events. Through discourse, media attempt capture, build, and maintain audiences for duration through use multiple narratives and/or storylines. Little research looked at ways which same event is reported across different nations, representations Rugby World Cup have rarely featured discussions sport The present study highlights rugby union portrayed three leading Southern Hemisphere nations sport. It also shows prominence nationalistic discourse those importance self-categorizations narratives.