220. Name: Randa El Dieb Title: Between Militarism and Humanitarianism: A Comparative Framing Analysis of Al Jazeera and Russia Today’s Coverage of the Russian Intervention in Syria Institution: University of Helsinki Country: Finland Date: 2017 Language: English Abstract: This study analyses the media framing of the Russian intervention in Syria as covered by Russia Today and Al Jazeera. It investigates the framing of different combatants involved in the war and the involvement of multiple global and regional powers as well as the different politically and ideologically driven factions. The study also investigates the sources employed by these two outlets while looking at the reasons for their different types of coverage. The research design and data collection covers the period between September 2015 and January 2016. A brief account of the establishment of RT and Al Jazeera was provided to shed light on the internal and external dynamics contributing to their agenda setting. As a background reference, the study examines the US invasion of Iraq and the reintroduction of embedded journalism. The findings show that the introduction of user-generated content has played a notable role in this war as found by the examination of Al Jazeera, which depended largely on the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. RT, on the other hand, opted for a traditional role by depending primarily on military sources.
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