Report on Content Analysis of Fox News Channel and Al Jazeera
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Added on 2020-04-01
Report on Content Analysis of Fox News Channel and Al Jazeera
Added on 2020-04-01
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Content Analysis of Fox News Channeland Al JazeeraStudent Name:Student ID:Subject Name: International Television and BeyondSubject ID: ICOM201Date Due:Professor Name:1 | P a g e
Introduction News channels around the world provides news feeds as well as information that are circulated through newspapers and other social media channels[ CITATION Mes11 \l 1033 ]. The scope of this report does content analysis for Fox News and Al Jazeera by discussing the two websites. Their similarities and dissimilarities are analysed from evidences found in their website. Fox News (FNC) is an American cable and satellite television news channel that is owned by Fox Entertainment Group. the channel is available across various countries of the world. Al Jazeera isan Aberian news channel based from Qatar. The news channel is broadcasted around the world, recently it has started various other channels as well. A television news is conveyed in words, on the other hand a news website writes news and includes videos and other necessary documents inthem[ CITATION Pow091 \l 1033 ]. Qualitative analysis of a news is established by way of various analytical units that starts with a aim of a particular goal. In this case news regarding recent floods in Pakistan has been selected for the purpose of analysis. Method of Data CollectionIn order to arrive at the content analysis for this report data has been primary collected form websites of the two newspapers[ CITATION Col111 \l 1033 ]. Observation from print outs of pages of the newspaper has also been a data collection method for this study. A content analysis for written content is mostly undertaken for understanding conveying of language, tone, political alliance, symbolic codes, views regarding recording of such news and so on. News channels relies on various symbolic codes with objects that journalists make use off. A qualitative matrix of analysis depicts juxtaposition of all message elements with foundation for religious wholistic accounts[ CITATION Kri12 \l 1033 ]. 2 | P a g e
AnalysisNews regarding Pakistani floods had spread across lengths and breadths of social media attracting global attention. Pakistan located on the conjunctions of five rivers experiences tremendous amounts of floods especially from cloud bursts. Cloud burst has significantly increased in the area affecting large masses of their population[ CITATION www17142 \l 1033 ]. FoxNews as well as Al Jazeera reported the news on their websites with video feeds. Both highlighted the cause of such floods and damages to lives as well as property that it had caused. Fox news correspondent posted a photographic footage that depicted several houses that were affected from the flood conditions and people’s living conditions in the place. Fox news had primarily its focus on the government blaming, it interviewed various people’s point of view examining inefficiency of the government in attending to misfortunes of people. The channel write up primarily criticized the situation in the country to tackle such form of natural calamity[ CITATION Ada101 \l 1033 ]. There were little reference to what could have actually caused the flooding situation. The channel has its orientation to the American soil, with profoundanalysis done in English language, its criticism efforts are unmatched and similar to other Westernized issues. The issue heading was “South Asia monsoon flooding kills 1,200, displaces millions”. The issue was more concentrated in South-Asia rather than analysing its issue in typical to Pakistan floods[ CITATION www17143 \l 1033 ]. Al Jazeera highlighted the news regarding Pakistani floods in its newspaper as well as on social media with primary focus on damages that it has done in that area and neighboring areas. The news channel has more cultural orientation to Pakistan can easily be made out from its video footage that highlights primarily crops fields and vacant spaces. The headings for the website on the issue was “Flash floods in Pakistan kill over 40 people”. The issue had its focus on torrential rain that caused havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Al Jazeera rather than comparing and including flood situation in entire of South-Asia was more interested in Pakistan, which reflects its political affiliations or interest in the country[ CITATION Ush13 \l 1033 ]. The written news depicts relatively good control over English but not American accent. The English used is more general with no use of British or antecedent. Al Jazeera being Qatar based news media has more political alliance to Pakistan as compared to Fox News. It primarily highlighted the ways in which floods have increased in Pakistan, destructions that it has caused and so on. Correspondent3 | P a g e
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