Media frameworks in addressing environmental issues on Al Jazeera Net website: an analytical study

Authors

• Sabah Al Harahsheh Dr, Middle East UniversityFollow

DOI

http://doi.org/10.71220/2585-005-001-002

Abstract

This study aimed to recognize the media frameworks used to address environmental issues on (Al Jazeera Net) between 2009 and 2024. The study relied on the descriptive survey method, the theory of media frames, and the content analysis as a method and tool. The study population consisted of all articles, reports and interviews published on the (Al Jazeera Net) throughout the period specified by the study. A purposive sample was selected from the articles, reports and interviews interested in environmental issues only, which numbered eighteen journalistic works. The study identified the most important frameworks that presented the environmental issues during the period specified by the study. The following frameworks emerged: The causes framework, which shows why the environmental issue accurses. The solutions framework, which presents solutions to address environmental issues. The political determinants framework, which identifies the political obstacles that prevent resolving the environmental issue. The humanitarian impacts framework, which sheds light on the human suffering resulting from the presence of the environmental issue. The economic impacts framework, which explains the economic impacts resulting from the existence of the environmental issue. The environmental impacts framework, which highlights the most important changes that occur to the environment because of the environmental issue. The health impacts framework, which examines diseases that affect humans because of the environmental issue. The awareness and behavioral framework, that shows the most important awareness and behavioral messages for dealing with the environmental issue.

Recommended Citation

Al Harahsheh, Sabah Dr (2025) "Media frameworks in addressing environmental issues on Al Jazeera Net website: an analytical study," Middle East Journal of Communication Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 1.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.71220/2585-005-001-002
Available at: https://mejcs.meu.edu.jo/home/vol5/iss1/1