CAHSS Faculty Articles
Title
Framing of Osama bin Laden's Death: A Global Perspective
Department
Department of Writing and Communication
Publication Date
Fall 2014
Publication Title
International Communication Research Journal
ISSN
2153-9707
Volume
49
Issue/No.
3-4
First Page
89
Last Page
104
Abstract
Media framing of Osama bin Laden's death was examined in four international, 24-hour news networks: CNN.com, BBC World News, Al Jazeera English and Al Arabiya English. This study found no association between news network and frames used, suggesting that neither geographical location nor ethnocentricity influenced media frames. In contrast to previous media analyses that found the most dominant media frames of bin Laden to be evil terrorist, mastermind or evil genius, this study found the dominant frames of bin Laden to be "neutral figure" or "terrorist leader."
NSUWorks Citation
Sessa, W. L., North, M. F., & Lang, K. (2014). Framing of Osama bin Laden's Death: A Global Perspective. International Communication Research Journal, 49 (3-4), 89-104. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/542
