The media's coverage of the recording industry-Internet file sharing dispute: a content analysis

As the dispute concerning Internet file sharing between the recording industry and proponents of Internet file sharing continues to grow and remain relevant in society, the coverage by the media has also increased. However, there seems to be one side, the supporters of the recording industry, which continually gets their voice heard. This study examines whether there is in fact objectivity in the media coverage of the issue. For this study, the researcher used newspaper articles and magazine articles to examine the media's coverage. A content analysis was conducted for the study. The testing method used for this study was chi square tests. The theories of framing and agenda-setting were applied to this study. After performing chi square tests, the content analysis seemed to reveal an imbalance m the coverage given to the two sides. It also showed how one side seemed to be successful in being able to convey a certain image of Internet file sharing.