A tale of two wars: Framing analysis of online news sites in coalition countries and the Arab World during the Iraq War

Daniela V. Dimitrova; Colleen Connolly-Ahern

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A tale of two wars: Framing analysis of online news sites in coalition countries and the Arab World during the Iraq War

Daniela V. Dimitrova, Colleen Connolly-Ahern

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The Iraq War was a defining media event. This study used quantitative content analysis to explore the websites of prestige news media in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as Egypt and Qatar, examining both the frames used by news media in their coverage of the conflict, as well as the voices heard - and unheard - throughout the coverage. The analysis showed that the "tale of war" was constructed differently by the different international media. Arab online news media were more likely to use the military conflict and violence of war frame, whereas Coalition media emphasized the rebuilding of Iraq frame. Differences in the tone of coverage and the use of sources across the four news media were also found.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	153-168
Number of pages	16
Journal	Howard Journal of Communications
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10646170701309973
State	Published - Apr 2007

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