RT Book
T1 Satellite sectarianisation or plain old partisanship?: inciting violence in the Arab mainstream media
T2 LSE Middle East Centre report
A1 Watkins, Jessica 1979-
LA English
PP London
PB LSE Middle East Centre
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1665622296
AB This report assesses widespread claims that pan-Arab satellite news channels are responsible for inciting sectarian vio lence during the Arab uprisings. Based on an empirical study of how the most popular channels (Al-Jazeera Arabic and Al-Arabiya) and a competitive newcomer (Al-Mayadeen) have framed seminal events involving violence between sects in Syria and Iraq, the report finds that while often geo-politically charged, some of these claims are valid. While abusive language and direct promotion of vio lence are rare in a mainstream context, incitement to sectarian violence has been invoked primarily through linguistic and thematic tropes that forge legitimacy claims and narratives of victimhood. The paper draws on these findings to make recommendations for UK policymaker engagement with the Arab media.
K1 Massenmedien
K1 Kommunikationspolitik
K1 Informationspolitik
K1 Wirkung
K1 Berichterstattung
K1 Propaganda
K1 Gewalt
K1 Religion
K1 Förderung
K1 Unterstützung
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Sekte
K1 Beeinflussung
K1 Empirie
K1 Arabische Staaten