News Coverage of Women Presidential Candidates in South Africa

A 20.3 KB document by Tigere Paidamoyo Muringa analyzes media framing of women in South African presidential elections. The study employs content analysis of Independent Online news coverage, using framing and feminist theory. It was last updated on June 1, 2026, and is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cultural discourse in political reporting based on the described framing analysis.
• Studying patriarchal gatekeeping in media based on the described findings of delegitimization.
• Examining the portrayal of female political authority based on the described themes of cultural essentialism.
• Investigating media narratives in election coverage based on the described application of framing theory.

Strengths

• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating open reuse.
• The analysis is grounded in specific theoretical frameworks (framing theory, feminist theory) as described.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 20.3 KB document, indicating a very limited scope of analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Content analysis of Independent Online news coverage.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 05:36:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa