238. Name: Noufal T. & Swati Pant Title: The World According to Al Jazeera English TV Institution: University of Hyderabad Country: India Date: 2018 Language: English Abstract:
This study examines the worldview of Al Jazeera English TV as an international news network broadcasting from the tiny country of Qatar. It seeks to quantitatively bring out the countries, regions and regional groups covered by Al Jazeera English TV by collecting data of one- hour prime-time news telecast of each day from 11 January 2018 to 30 January 2018. It also examines the important categories emerged from this time period. Another aim of this study is to conduct a qualitative analysis of Al Jazeera’s journalism by analyzing four episodes of ‘inside story’ news programme using critical discourse analysis. The findings indicate that Al Jazeera’s journalism is similar to that of any other western news channels. On the other hand, it is different in terms of the way it covers the US, Africa and other regions. The study also found that Al Jazeera English created an influence in global politics by extensively covering political issues in both in Middle East and the West, particularly the United States. The mode of discussion in news programme identifies the channel’s balanced approach in dealing with international affairs.
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