Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya framing of the Israel-Palestine conflict during war and calm periods

Mohamad Hamas Elmasry; Alaa El Shamy; Peter Manning; Andrew Mills; Philip J. Auter

doi:10.1177/1748048513482545

Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya framing of the Israel-Palestine conflict during war and calm periods

Mohamad Hamas Elmasry, Alaa El Shamy, Peter Manning, Andrew Mills, Philip J. Auter

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Abstract

This framing study compares Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict during the 2008/2009 Gaza conflict and one year later, during a period of calm. Findings suggest that both networks used framing mechanisms to highlight Palestinian perspectives over Israeli ones and frame Palestinians as victims of Israeli aggression. The networks regularly described Palestinian casualties and showed images of Palestinian grief, provided more voice to Palestinian sources, and personalized Palestinian deaths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	750-768
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Communication Gazette
Volume	75
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048513482545
State	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Al-Arabiya
Al-Jazeera
Arab news
Israel
Israel-Palestine conflict
Palestine
content analysis
framing
war reporting

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Communication
Sociology and Political Science

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