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Media And Terrorism: A Case Study Of Western Media Coverage Of The Syrian Conflict And Terrorism-Related Events In Syria From 2011 To 2018, Ali Rabea
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
This thesis focuses on mainstream western media distortion and propaganda in relation to reporting of the Syrian conflict, the motives and actions of its protagonists, and the conflict's major events and outcomes. It does this by examining coverage of key events by the widely respected New York Times from March 15th, 2011 to December 31st, 2018. This thesis also compares aspects of this coverage with reporting by The Independent on the 2016 military operations in East Aleppo and the 2017 military operations in Al-Raqqa. By utilizing the Propaganda Model in relation to Framing Theory, this thesis …