199. Name: Jason James Lemon Title: Framing Analysis of a Chemical Attack in Syria: Al Jazeera, CNN, RT and Political Economy Institution: American University of Beirut Country: Lebanon Date: 2016 Language: English Abstract: Between August 21 and September 14 of the year 2013, the conflict raging in Syria took center stage in the international news media. A chemical attack with unclear origins drew a wave of international condemnation and skepticism that news organizations followed closely. At the same time direct Western involvement in the Syrian conflict was growing. This study examines how three international news organizations, Al Jazeera, CNN and Russia Today satellite channels framed and covered the incident within their respective political economic contexts. CNN and RT were selected as news organizations from the two main global powers, the U.S. and Russia, which have essentially been at odds over the Syrian conflict since its outset and took opposing positions during this particular moment in the conflict. Al Jazeera channel was selected to represent a regional perspective on the conflict that is the Middle Eastern or Arab perspective. Bringing together literature on framing and the political economy of the media, this study examines the different ways in which the three news organizations presented the conflict and the political economic context within which these news frames arose.
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