When ideologies materialise: Comparative framing analysis on the coverage of the Second Revolutionary Wave in Egypt; the Case of Al-Ahram and Al-Jazeera’s English websites

Alfayyadh, Essam 2024. When ideologies materialise: Comparative framing analysis on the coverage of the Second Revolutionary Wave in Egypt; the Case of Al-Ahram and Al-Jazeera’s English websites. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The Second Revolutionary Wave (SRW) in Egypt was a defining timespan in Arab media. This thesis examined how the English websites of Al-Jazeera and Al-Ahram (AJE & AAE) framed a sequence of key events which occurred at that time, and whether their reporting was ideologically driven. To address this issue, the researcher developed a Three-Stage Framing model to analyse news frames. This theoretical/ analytical approach encompassed eclectic methods in framing, Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), and Legitimation Strategies (LS). In the descriptive stage, the researcher used the Syntactic, Script, and Rhetorical structures (Pan & Kosicki, 1993) as an organising base to analyse four AJE and AAE pairs of texts. The structural data were coded through Transitivity, Appraisal, Modality, Thematic analysis, and Social-Actor representation of Wodak and Resigil (2001). The SFL synthesis was interpreted through Entman’s probe (1993) and Van Leeuwen’s LS (2008) in the interpretation stage, then the interpretative data were explained, and the overall findings were elucidated with reference to the context. Valkenburg and Semetko’s scheme (2000) was a means to validate the findings and identify the frames across headlines, leads, and closures (outlined as significant framing devices). The results revealed that the Morality, Responsibility, and Conflict frames received the most attention in both media outlets. AAE’s stories framed MB and their affiliates to be responsible for the problem and their actions to be morally unacceptable. In contrast, AJE’s stories framed the interim government and the military to be accountable for the struggle. The conclusions suggested that AJE behaved as a state-run media and so did AAE.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 August 2024
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2024 08:40
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171153

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