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| Personal Name | Laureta, Angelino Lester; Iglesia, Angela Gwyneth |
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| Resource Title | From Fame to Infamy: A textual analysis of TikTok news coverage on Filipino celebrities with legal cases (2020-2024) |
| Date Issued | 4 January 2026 |
| Abstract | This study examined how select Philippine print-based news organizations, INQUIRER.net, PhilStar News, Bandera, Abante, and Manila Bulletin, reported on celebrities involved in legal cases on TikTok from 2020 to 2024. Anchored in de Vreese’s framing theory and van Dijck and Poell’s social media logic, the research focused on frame-building processes within a platform-dependent news environment. Using textual analysis, the study analyzed TikTok news videos through indicators such as headlines, diction, tone, duration, visual presentation, sources, repetition, and extent of interest. Quantitative findings were supplemented by qualitative interviews with newsroom practitioners. Results showed that coverage predominantly employed victim, conflict, offender, and vindicated frames, with variations reflecting editorial strategies and platform pressures. The study demonstrated that TikTok’s social media logic encouraged personalization and dramatization, often foregrounding celebrity persona over legal substance, raising implications for ethical journalism in platform-driven news production. |
| Degree Course | BA Journalism |
| Language | Filipino; English |
| Keyword | framing; TikTok; celebrity; frames; news; newsroom |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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