When news is the crisis

Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya framing of the 2017 Gulf conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID7511267
AuthorsSoukaina Ajaoud (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar), Mohamad Hamas Elmasry (0000-0001-7278-3348, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume16
Issue2
Pages227-242
Publication date2020-06-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Media and Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1742-7665 • E-ISSN: 1742-7673
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1742766520921880
OpenAlexW3035894584
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited22

The 2017 Gulf crisis raises important questions about what happens when news networks become part and parcel of a political conflict. This research employs content analysis to analyse how two flagship evening news programmes – Al-Hasad ( The Harvest) on Al Jazeera and Panorama on Al Arabiya – framed the early phase of the 2017 Gulf crisis. The study provides an elucidation of how, specifically, editorial positions were made manifest and, importantly, what framing mechanisms were employed. Results suggest that Al Jazeera’s Al-Hasad took the position of a victim being attacked by an external oppressor, while Al Arabiya’s Panorama framed Qatar as a sponsor of terrorism

Art · Crisis communication · Framing (construction · Media studies · Panorama · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · History · Law

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