Frameworks for handling news websites regarding Egyptian-Saudi relations

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Radio and Television, Faculty of Information, Beni Suef University

Abstract

The study aims to identify how the Youm7and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites that deal with Egyptian-Saudi issues, and to know the aspects of agreement and differences in the method of treatment, through a comprehensive survey in the period from 7/1/2023 to 10/30/2023. The researcher used the content analysis tool to obtain data about the study, and the researcher used the statistical program SPSS to process the data
 
The study reached many results, the most important of which are:
The news frames used on the Youm 7 and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites are distributed as follows: frames of economic results, frames of human concerns, frames of conflict, frames of reactions, and frames of responsibility.
 
The framing mechanisms and tools used in Youm 7 and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites are distributed as follows: semantic words, repetition, previous news and press releases, quotations, historical background and information, and highlighting.
 
The frameworks for the focus aspects used in Youm 7 and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites are distributed as follows: frameworks for the causes of issue B, frameworks for solutions to the issue, and frameworks for the results of the case.
 
- News that concerns Saudi figures came at the forefront of the central figures in Youm 7 and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites, then foreign figures, Arab figures, then Saudi figures.
 
- News about personalities closely related to the issue came at the top of the types of news on the in Youm 7 and Al-Masry Al-Youm websites, followed by news about personalities with a marginal connection to the issue.
 
 

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