Framing the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Arabic and English News Sources

Published in International Journal of Communication (2018)

This study offers a beginning conceptualization of how geography, sociocultural elements, and political dynamics influence the representation and media framing of global humanitarian crises, such as the Syrian refugee crisis. Indeed, it provides a glimpse into how broader regional entities and dynamics influence news and suggests that media messages are not isolated but intertwined with and influenced by the spaces and contexts in which they operate