Does Policy lead Mainstream Media? How Sources Framed the 2011 Egyptian Protests
Issue Date
2012-05-31Author
Grimmer, Kristen E.
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
61 pages
Type
Thesis
Degree Level
M.S.
Discipline
Journalism
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Abstract This study uses a quantitative content analysis to determine the framing used by U.S. mainstream newspapers in media coverage of the 2011 Egyptian protests. The study examined 153 stories from The New York Times and The Washington Post. The study focuses on how sources framed the protests, former President Hosni Mubarak, and the effects the protests had on both Egypt and the United States. The analysis reveals that the viewpoints of U.S. official sources were overrepresented in news coverage and framed the conflict overall in a neutral light. The analysis also revealed that U.S. foreign policy towards Egypt and the remedies endorsed by U.S. official sources during two-weeks of news coverage was uncertain.
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