Reflecting of the Iraqi Kurdish referendum in the media (Content Analysis of BBC News, Al Jazeera, IRNA and Radawoo)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
fateme noorirad 1
zahra hakimi 2
1 phd student of allame tabatabei
2 allame tabatabaii
10.22054/nms.2018.28630.389
Abstract
The Iraqi Kurdish Independence Referendum, despite widespread opposition to the Barzani party's insistence, was held on, on December 25, 2017. And news related to the Kurdish referendum on the Iraqi Kurdistan for a long time has become the top news of a regional, transnational, and international media. In this research, we are going to review the news in the four news sites of Al Jazeera, IRNA, REDAWO and BBC, by reviewing the referendum in the days following its launch. The results of the research indicate that each of the news sites has their own specific idea of referendum. IRNA has paid attention to the referendum by mentioning the reflective news and it is mainly against the referendum. Al-Jazeera has implicitly supported the referendum with its analytical reports, but warns about its dangers, The BBC has shown its support for the Kurdish nation by applying its bilateral policy and has expressed criticism in it`s reflective news. Rodaw as Kurdish-language site supported the referendum and created a positive semantic framework of it.
Keywords
Iraqi Kurdistan
content analysis
IMAGE Making
Semantic Framework
News Coverage
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Volume 4, Issue 14
Summer 2018
Pages 178-220