189. Name: Talal Alshathry Title: A Comparative Framing Analysis of ISIL in the Online
Coverage of CNN and Al Jazeera Institution: Iowa State University Country: United States Date: 2015 Language: English Abstract:
This study is a content analysis of how CNN and Al Jazeera framed ISIL in their online news coverage from June to October 2014. A total of 154 stories were analyzed in order to determine the differences in the news framing and sourcing of ISIL. Both websites’ original languages, Arabic and English, were used in the analysis. The study found that CNN and Al Jazeera relied heavily on episodic coverage. The conflict frame dominated CNN coverage, while Al Jazeera used more responsibility and economic-consequences framing. Regarding sources, the study found that CNN cited more US officials, while Al Jazeera relied more on other media. The timeframe for the study starts in June 2014, when ISIL captured Mosul, and ends in October 2014, several weeks after the international coalition started its military operation in Iraq and Syria. This study is important for a number of reasons, including the growing importance of the Middle East in world politics and the increased significance of online news for the global community. The ISIL phenomenon also has potentially far-reaching effects, and the way media covers it very important.
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