The media discourse of the terrorist organization ISIS on YouTube

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor – Department of Mass Communication – Ahlia University Bahrain

2 Associate Professor – Department of Mass Communication – King Saud University

Abstract

This paper aims to identify and analyze the media discourse of ISIS that is being published on youtube channel.  
 The study employs quantitative and descriptive methods to diagnose relationships between variables.
 The paper harnesses the theoretical background of discourse analysis approach.
the main results concluded by this study included that survey findings confirmed the keenness of the audience to leave their comments, whether those comments support their intellectual premises and pillars ideologically, or they were anti-ideologues and dismissive of their bloody approach. 

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