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Official Media Platform (BBC) s’ Focus on the Topic of FGM Before/After Pandemic
The word clouds above is generated from the titles of content in BBC.
2019
In the pre-pandemic year, the word cloud generated is quite concentrated, which shows there were more focus on this topic within BBC.
Specific word analysation
female, women, daughter, mother, girls — the focus of the topic is on the female
circumcision, clinics, risks, mutilation, open — educates the public about the process of FGM, make the public aware of the harm FGM will bring to the victims
victims, shocking, fears — possibility of negative impact, these words enhanced the negative experiences of the victims
campaign, court, end — words about actions performed to stop FGM is in a minor position compared to the other words above.
In 2019, People put the focus of FGM on women and girls, instead of the equally important role that men plays in the action of FGM. the demonstration of the topic could be enhancing the negative experiences, hence exerting a bad impact on the victims’ mental health. The actual action of putting FGM to an end is recieving less attention than FGM itself and the people it impacted.
In 2020-2021, it is obviously showing that the words are not as condensed as the pre-pandemic word cloud
2020
2020 is the year Covid-19 happened. Even within the topic of FGM, the word Coronavirus is shown to be in a dominant position.
Specific words analysation:
father: BBC started to focus on the role men plays within the action of FGM. FGM is not just a issue for women, it’s rather a issue regarding the entire society and social norms.
Power: BBC started to focus on the imbalanced power position of the victims and people performing FGM. How this impacted the society and the victims themselves in the future.
Sentenced, Jailed, police: the authority began to interfere with the action of FGM.
campaign, court, end — words about actions performed to stop FGM is in a minor position compared to the other words above.
2021
The word cloud in 2021 still has limited words, however there are some words that specifically stood out. Words like Covid-19 and pandemic still shows that people’s central focus is on Covid, even within the topic of FGM.
Specific words analysation:
Kenya, Kenyan: the problem of FGM is having a exceptionally high focus on certain areas.
End, battle, ban: BBC is focusing more than what actions the public should take to stop FGM.
