124. Name: Justin Hyde Title: Iran in U.S. Corporate and Regional Media: A Content Analysis of the New York Times, the Washington Post, Rooz
Online, Al Jazeera and Iran Review Institution: University of San Francisco Country: United States Date: 2012 Language: English Abstract:
There tension between the United States and Iran has been increasing over the past decade. Much of this tension played out in news media, which have a vital role in providing information and analysis. When news media fail to fulfill these obligations, the consequences can be immense. This study responds to the need to systematically assess the available news content about this conflict and uses content analysis of two legacy US news outlets, and three outlets more focused on Iran, including one regional corporate news service, one European citizens’ media outlet, and one lobby group for the Islamic Republic. The goal was to compare the representation of Iran in the US corporate news media with available English-language news content from the Middle East region. The primary methods were communicative and content frame analysis and source analysis. The findings showed a significant lack of available English-language content about Iran. The majority of articles mentioning Iran in the two selected US corporate media outlets are not in-depth reports. In addition, all five news outlets employed the dominant frame and perspective, and provided few alternative viewpoints.
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