Media Framing of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - A mixed method approach examining British and Swedish media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
(2025) STVM25 20242Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Following Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel's direct military counter-offensive, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has flared into a full-scale war in the region that has claimed thousands of lives. The conflict’s brutal nature and global impact have compelled media worldwide to respond to the complex historical, political and cultural context of the conflict. With this in mind, this study is devoted to examining the ways in which British and Swedish media coverage of the conflict differs. Furthermore the aim of the study is to identify frames and biases in the media coverage that may have a significant impact on public perceptions of the conflict. In order to investigate this, the study adopts a mixed method approach,... (More)
- Following Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel's direct military counter-offensive, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has flared into a full-scale war in the region that has claimed thousands of lives. The conflict’s brutal nature and global impact have compelled media worldwide to respond to the complex historical, political and cultural context of the conflict. With this in mind, this study is devoted to examining the ways in which British and Swedish media coverage of the conflict differs. Furthermore the aim of the study is to identify frames and biases in the media coverage that may have a significant impact on public perceptions of the conflict. In order to investigate this, the study adopts a mixed method approach, consisting of a quantitative content analysis combined with a qualitative framing analysis. The results suggest that British and Swedish media coverage of the Israeli -Palestinian conflict utilises various framing strategies. Future research should aim to increase the understanding of media framing and thus streamlining the identification of framing strategies that influence public perception of a specific issue. (Less)
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- author
- Sjöbeck, Elias LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM25 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict, media coverage, recognition, framing theory
- language
- English
- id
- 9179397
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- 2025-03-04 11:56:47
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- 2025-03-04 11:56:47
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abstract = {{Following Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel's direct military counter-offensive, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has flared into a full-scale war in the region that has claimed thousands of lives. The conflict’s brutal nature and global impact have compelled media worldwide to respond to the complex historical, political and cultural context of the conflict. With this in mind, this study is devoted to examining the ways in which British and Swedish media coverage of the conflict differs. Furthermore the aim of the study is to identify frames and biases in the media coverage that may have a significant impact on public perceptions of the conflict. In order to investigate this, the study adopts a mixed method approach, consisting of a quantitative content analysis combined with a qualitative framing analysis. The results suggest that British and Swedish media coverage of the Israeli -Palestinian conflict utilises various framing strategies. Future research should aim to increase the understanding of media framing and thus streamlining the identification of framing strategies that influence public perception of a specific issue.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Media Framing of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - A mixed method approach examining British and Swedish media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict}},
year = {{2025}},
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