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application/pdf en text Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms The student, Jillian Keng, accepted the attached license on 2025-04-17 at 14:18. The student, Jillian Keng, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2025-04-17 at 14:31. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2025-04-17 at 15:42. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #21824 on 2025-10-19 at 18:09:32 Ideological framing in Taiwanese media: Analyzing editorial responses to COVID-19 incidents Keng, Jillian Philippe 2025-04-17 Bhatt, Rakesh M Sadler, Randall W Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Media Framing Ideological Bias Political Discourse Newspaper Discourse Taiwanese Newspapers COVID-19 eng This study critically analyzes the editorials of two Taiwanese newspapers, the China Times and the Taipei Times, regarding their portrayal of three incidents that occurred during COVID-19, which led to domestic political disputes. These incidents include Taiwan's exclusion from the WHA meeting, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government's mask diplomacy, and the debate surrounding the potential renaming of China Airlines. The selected articles have been translated from Mandarin to English. The theoretical framework for this study utilizes the five generic news frames proposed by Semetko and Valkenburg (2000), the concept of textual silence by Huckin (2002), and the emphasis and de-emphasis strategies identified by Rosulek (2014). The analysis examines how the publishers frame the events, the information presented to readers, the information excluded, and what is given greater emphasis. This approach helps to identify how the newspapers uphold their ideological stances through various linguistic techniques. The findings indicate that the China Times frequently frames events by suggesting misconduct by the current government. At the same time, the Taipei Times tends to frame incidents in terms of moral obligations or emotional appeals to foster empathy and encourage timely governmental action. Furthermore, the China Times includes and emphasizes cross-strait relations or international risks, often excluding or downplaying Taiwan's success in managing COVID-19 and gaining international recognition. Conversely, the Taipei Times highlights Taiwan's contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing more detailed information on these topics. However, their editorials rarely address the political constraints and potential repercussions that may arise from advocating for national identity recognition. These insights underscore the need for further research to uncover the underlying ideologies in newspaper editorials, highlighting the pervasive nature of media bias and the importance of media literacy. 2025-05 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129217 Copyright 2025 Jillian Keng Linguistics Teaching of English Sec Lang University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign M.A. Thesis