MEDIA ANALYSIS OF GAZA INCIDENT

Media Analysis of Gaza Incident

Technique Applied for Analysis1

Content Analysis1

Introduction2

Background3

News Report Analyses of CNN & Al-Jazeera4

Reporting of the Incidents by CNN and Al-Jazeera5

Issues of Biasness in Reporting7

Issues of Gatekeeping on Social Media8

Critical Analysis of Media Coverage8

Social Media Analysis9

Blogs and Alternate Media11

Twitter11

War on Social Media12

Major Issues in Social Media13

Implications of Media Coverage on Public14

Analysis of Other Media15

Credibility of Reporting17

Ethical Dilemmas in Reporting17

Conclusion18

References20

Media Analysis of Gaza Incident

In this report, we would analyse the media reporting of Gaza incidents. Media reporting plays a vital role in forming the public perception on an issue. The series of incidents in Gaza were reported by mass media in a variety of ways. All forms of media i.e. news reports, social networking and print media are vital to providing a true account of events. Hence, any discrepancies in news information can sway the public opinion. It is believed that severe issues of reporting occurred in covering the Gaza incident.

Technique Applied for Analysis

In order to conduct a thorough 'Media Analysis of Gaza Incident” and to critically analyse the media reports; news reports from major televised channels i.e. CNN & Al-Jazeera would be analysed. A 'content analysis' would be conducted on the published news reports on the Gaza incident. The content of the headlines, cover stories would be thoroughly examined for relevance, validity and reliability. By thoroughly assessing the relevance and validity of published material; it would allow us to draw inferences on the effects of such reports.

Content Analysis

A content analysis would be conducted on News reports on the Gaza incident. The content analysis is a qualitative technique which requires a thorough investigation of text. Researchers' often adopt the method when a vital text needs to be reviewed for substance and relevance. The Gaza incident was extensively covered by media of different countries and by a number of News channels. The elements of reporting, validity of information, biasness and reliability are often questioned by many experts. By thoroughly assessing the media reports and coverage of incidents by CNN (Cable News Network) and Al-Jazeera (a News Channel based in Doha, Qatar); we would be better able examine its effects on mainstream media and in developing public perception on the Gaza incident.

Introduction

The affliction in the Gaza conflict may be as old as the history of a region ravaged by war that holds one of the world's most hard-lined disputes (Cowell, 2012, pp.1). Reporting and covering a conflict zone is not an easy job for journalists. They were injured, censored and stopped from leaving the Gaza strip while covering air strikes and bombings for five days from both sides of the Gaza-Israel conflict (Johnston & Moos, 2012, pp.1). In the Gaza-Israel conflict of 2008, there was three weeks on ground invasion and aerial bombardment in which 1,400 Palestinians were killed. That time, military of Israel had restricted foreign journalists to enter Gaza which resulted in less coverage of the whole event but according to a NBC News correspondent the situation was completely different this ...