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June 7, 2026Open Access

Emotional Frames in Communal News Coverage: A Typology of Affective Structures in Indian Media

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NANimra AhmadSBShahnawaz Hussain Bhat

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Overview

This research evaluates emotion framing in news to understand community perceptions in India, suggesting significant implications for media practice.

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze how emotion framing in news articles influences community perceptions in the context of digital globalization in India.
  • Analyzed 55 news articles from 11 media outlets between January 2020 and March 2025.
  • Utilized framing theory and symbolic interactionism for thematic analysis of articles.
  • Identified five types of emotional frames and their respective affective components.
  • The Event-Driven Frame had the highest occurrence (45%) and the most negative affective components (44%).
  • Identified significant implications for young people's ability to participate in democratic discourse.
  • Provided a typological framework for understanding affective narratives in media.

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Ahmad et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250b707def13d035e1b76fhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19465790
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