The Role of Palestinian Newspapers in Conflict: A Case Study of 2014 Gaza War

Nour T.M. Alhaj, Nazli Ismail and Marthoenis
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Nour T.M. Alhaj: Graduate Program of Disaster Science, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Nazli Ismail: Department of Geophysical Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Marthoenis: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 5, 383-385

Abstract: Media plays an important role during and after conflict. It reveals the society sufferings from the conflict, either between different countries or sects. This paper analyzed the role of journalism during the 2014 war in Gaza. It explores the content and the opinion of two newspapers, Al-Hayat Al Jadeeda and Al-Resalah, regarding the conflict and war between Palestinians and Israel. The data collected from the official websites of these two newspapers. The content analysis of conflict related reports was conducted to explain the newspapers roles played during the war. Also, some differences in words were analyzed. The results showed that the 2014 war on Gaza was not the first war. The newspapers were satisfied with publishing facts to inform people of what was happened in addition to standing as a witness to the post-war recovery process. Despite the difference in the views of the two newspapers, they both the main goal, which is to expose the practices of the Israeli occupation towards the Palestinians.

Date: 2021
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