180. Name: Shaden Kamel Title: Comparative Analysis of the Framing of Political Actors in the Events that Led to Mubarak’s and Morsy’s Ousters in CNN International and Al Jazeera English News Sites Institution: University of Helsinki Country: Finland Date: 2015 Language: English Abstract: This thesis seeks to determine how CNN International (CNNI) and Al Jazeera English (AJE) news sites framed political actors during the period of Mubarak and Morsy’s ouster. Political actors in this period include Mubarak and Morsy as presidents, their regimes, the pro- government supporters and anti-government protestors, as well as the United States and the Egyptian army. To examine how these political actors are framed, the researcher conducted a comparative framing analysis by using a quantitative and qualitative mixed method on a sample of 78 news stories from CNNI and AJE news sites. CNNI news site was selected because it reflects a western, and particularly an American stance on foreign issues, while AJE was achosen as an alternative non-western media that contributed positively to the transformations of the pan-Arab media landscape. The results show that both news sites used the same frames in portraying political actors. However, there are some differences in the way they used these frames to reflect their different political agendas, ideologies and interests. The analysis also suggests that news sources contributed greatly to the way both sites framed political actors.
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