News-Media and Transformation of Reality during the Egyptian Revolution

Travail d'étude , 2011 , 82 Pages , Note: 16/20

Médias / Communication - Journalisme

The present study endeavours to investigate the effects of journalistic discourse on the perception of reality. More precisely, it attempts to demonstrate how different ways to ‘report’ the same events may lead to different constructions of social reality. The major aim of this research is to depict the strategies used by AlJazeera and NileTV during their coverage of the events of the Egyptian revolution of the 25th January 2011, the ideological purposes behind the use of these strategies and how they end up constructing different versions of reality. In this regard, Critical Discourse Analysis is used as a method of analysis, to uncover the ways social realities are constructed discursively via the news media. This research paper is organized as follows: the first chapter presents the major concepts related to the functionalist view of discourse, as well as all the key concepts related to journalistic discourse, namely, capitalism, power, ideology, hegemony, journalism, objectivity, discursive practices, propaganda, audience and headlines. The second chapter presents the research methodology, which involves the purpose, the rationale, the research questions and hypotheses, as well as the pilot study and the methods of data collection and analysis. Finally the third chapter presents the analysis of fourteen headlines from both the English and Arabic versions of the websites of AlJazeera and NileTV on their coverage of the Egyptian revolution (25th of January 2011)

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Key to Phonetic Description

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This research paper examines the impact of news media on the transformation of reality during the Egyptian Revolution. The study aims to analyze how news media narratives shaped public perception and influenced the course of events. Key themes explored in this paper include:

• The role of news media in shaping public discourse and perceptions
• The relationship between news media and social movements
• The use of language and rhetoric in news reporting during revolutions
• The impact of social media on news consumption and dissemination
• The challenges and opportunities of news media in reporting on revolutions

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Dedication: This section expresses the author's gratitude to those who supported them in completing this research project.
• Acknowledgments: This chapter acknowledges the significant contributions of the author's mentor and other professors who guided and supported the research process.
• Key to Phonetic Description: This section provides a guide to the phonetic symbols used throughout the paper, including their equivalents in Arabic.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This research paper focuses on the intersection of news media, discourse analysis, and the Egyptian Revolution. Key concepts include: news media narratives, social movements, public discourse, language and rhetoric, social media, and the transformation of reality. The analysis aims to understand how these factors interact in shaping public opinion and influencing historical events.

• Cours: Discourse Analysis End of Studies Seminar.
• Note: 16/20
• Auteur: Amine Zidouh (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2011
• Pages: 82
• N° de catalogue: V192306
• ISBN (ebook): 9783656172291
• ISBN (Livre): 9783656172147
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: critical, discourse, analysis, egyptian, revolution, news, media, aljazeera, jazeera, nile, tv, mass, studies, arab, spring