TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of the visual and story frames Al Jazeera English and CNN employed during the 2011 Egyptian revolution
AU - Haigh, Michel M.
AU - Bruce, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - This study examines a month of cable news coverage of the Egyptian uprising in 2011. Specifically it examines how Al Jazeera English and CNN differ in their use of story and visual frames. The quantitative content analysis (N = 503) found significant differences between the two networks. Al Jazeera English employs more frames about Egyptian history, political strategies, public engagement, public opinion, economy and the impact on the future of the country more frequently than CNN. When examining visual frames of conflict, Al Jazeera English was more likely to employ conflict frame–not violent than CNN. CNN was more likely than Al Jazeera English to employ the conflict frame–latent violence.
AB - This study examines a month of cable news coverage of the Egyptian uprising in 2011. Specifically it examines how Al Jazeera English and CNN differ in their use of story and visual frames. The quantitative content analysis (N = 503) found significant differences between the two networks. Al Jazeera English employs more frames about Egyptian history, political strategies, public engagement, public opinion, economy and the impact on the future of the country more frequently than CNN. When examining visual frames of conflict, Al Jazeera English was more likely to employ conflict frame–not violent than CNN. CNN was more likely than Al Jazeera English to employ the conflict frame–latent violence.
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U2 - 10.1177/1748048516682141
DO - 10.1177/1748048516682141
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020092812
SN - 1748-0485
VL - 79
SP - 419
EP - 433
JO - International Communication Gazette
JF - International Communication Gazette
IS - 4
ER -