A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
Issued Date
2025-12-01
Resource Type
eISSN
26629992
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105010103473
Journal Title
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Volume
12
Issue
1
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Vol.12 No.1 (2025)
Suggested Citation
Cheong J.P.G., Cheong N., Brooke M., Endo H., Limroongreungrat W., Mahendra A., Sundaram A.S., Choi P., Esfahani M., Ansari P., Hall V., Roychowdhury D., Lin P.H., Song X., Bastos T., Al-Shamli A., Ngô Thị H., Alhumaid M.M., Razman R., Hindawi O., Khoo S. A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Vol.12 No.1 (2025). doi:10.1057/s41599-025-05361-2 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/111235
Title
A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
Author's Affiliation
King's College London
Universidade do Porto
Universiti Malaya
Mahidol University
National Taiwan Normal University
King Faisal University
Doshisha University
Hashemite University
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Sohar University
Central University of Tamil Nadu
Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Imam Reza International University
Fujian Polytechnic Normal University
The Business School at BU
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City
Arden University
DR Academy
Universidade do Porto
Universiti Malaya
Mahidol University
National Taiwan Normal University
King Faisal University
Doshisha University
Hashemite University
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Sohar University
Central University of Tamil Nadu
Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Imam Reza International University
Fujian Polytechnic Normal University
The Business School at BU
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City
Arden University
DR Academy
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Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
The study analysed news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games in newspapers in 17 countries or regions (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Portugal, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam). In addition, Facebook posts of the respective newspaper organisations were also analysed. This is a quantitative study and offers an extensive comparative overview of trends and patterns in media representation of the Games in different parts of the world. The results showed that the total number of articles and photographs varied greatly between countries and regions. Analysis of the Facebook posts showed a similar trend to newspapers. The subject of interest is predominantly still the male athletes, and particularly those competing in wheelchairs. In nearly all the publications sampled, media coverage featured more content of their local athletes than foreigners. Overall, there appears to be a great disparity in terms of coverage and content of the Paralympic Games between the 17 countries or regions.