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Stories about East Asia

WordFrames: Taking Sides on Rohingya ‘Insurgents’ or ‘Terrorists’

Ethnicity & Race May 14, 2018

In this WordFrames post, we explore the tricky and complicated media conversations around "insurgents" and "terrorists" in reference to the Rohingya, specifically members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, from Myanmar.

Lone Wolves are ‘Terrorists’ Too

Framing October 10, 2017

References to Muslims or Islam are common whether the story is about a lone wolf killer or a terrorist. We need to find better ways to characterize people who cause terror and a language that does justice to everyone touched by it.

How Sex Is Framed When Reporting On Japan

Culture September 20, 2017

English-language media seem obsessed with sex in Japan. Geishas, boys who refuse sexuality, women who refuse to marry, androgyny, erotic robots, sex manga: these topics appear to dominate international coverage,...