198. Name: Sara Wadie Shawky Title: News Framing of (Al Jazeera Journalist) Peter Greste’s Imprisonment in Egypt Institution: The American University in Cairo Country: Egypt Date: 2016 Language: English Abstract: This research aims to examine how Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste’s imprisonment was portrayed in both the Australian and the Egyptian media. In light of framing and gatekeeping theories, a quantitative content analysis was conducted to examine a total number of 69 news articles of the most visited news websites in each country. The study covered a seven-month period that witnessed the journalist’s sentencing to seven years of prison on June 23, 2014, until reporting his release on February 2, 2015. Through analyzing these articles, the research concluded that both countries’ media were similar in the overall portrayal of Greste through reporting on the case, the portrayal of the unfair processing of the case, and the portrayal of the consequences of this case on restricting media freedom in Egypt. However, Egyptian media showed some partiality in reporting on the evidence, portraying the criticism of the Egyptian authorities –whether the President or the judiciary- and portraying the violations against human rights in Egypt. Therefore, the framing of Greste’s case in Egyptian, versus Australian news articles, confirms that the media in Egypt are relatively restricted.
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