Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition

The mainstream media in democratic societies play a key role in shaping the audience perceptions, especially in relation to international affairs. They have the ability to “manufacture” the public consent over the state’s foreign policies. Recognizing or opposing an emerging state is deemed one s...

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Main Author:	Qasem, Amer F. S.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	P87-96 Communication Mass media
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/55915/1/Qasem%202019-Manufacturing%20Consent%20cut.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.559152022-12-06T07:33:02Z Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition 2019-10 Qasem, Amer F. S. P87-96 Communication. Mass media The mainstream media in democratic societies play a key role in shaping the audience perceptions, especially in relation to international affairs. They have the ability to “manufacture” the public consent over the state’s foreign policies. Recognizing or opposing an emerging state is deemed one significant policy at the agenda of governments’ diplomatic foreign affairs. Still, the international recognition by superpower states (i.e. the United States) is influential. The U.S. foreign policy of Palestine and Kosovo statehood recognition constitutes a clear example of the administration’s double standards. Although both states fulfil the minimum criteria of statehood, the U.S. opposes the recognition of the State of Palestine and supports Kosovo’s one. This research examines how the New York Times (NYT)—as a dominant U.S. media—manufactures consent pertaining to the U.S. foreign policy of statehood recognition. The current research employs the Propaganda Model of Herman and Chomsky (1988) as a theoretical thrust. It examines the occurrence of both reporting and ideological biases. Subsequently, three variables are investigated: the degree of reliance on U.S. official news sources; the degree of attention paid to issues under scrutiny; and the representation of the social actors and practices within the related discourse. Both quantitative content analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) are adopted. The findings demonstrate that the NYT has offered a fake balance of voices within its related coverage. 2019-10 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/55915/ http://eprints.usm.my/55915/1/Qasem%202019-Manufacturing%20Consent%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic	P87-96 Communication Mass media
spellingShingle	P87-96 Communication Mass media Qasem, Amer F. S. Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
description	The mainstream media in democratic societies play a key role in shaping the audience perceptions, especially in relation to international affairs. They have the ability to “manufacture” the public consent over the state’s foreign policies. Recognizing or opposing an emerging state is deemed one significant policy at the agenda of governments’ diplomatic foreign affairs. Still, the international recognition by superpower states (i.e. the United States) is influential. The U.S. foreign policy of Palestine and Kosovo statehood recognition constitutes a clear example of the administration’s double standards. Although both states fulfil the minimum criteria of statehood, the U.S. opposes the recognition of the State of Palestine and supports Kosovo’s one. This research examines how the New York Times (NYT)—as a dominant U.S. media—manufactures consent pertaining to the U.S. foreign policy of statehood recognition. The current research employs the Propaganda Model of Herman and Chomsky (1988) as a theoretical thrust. It examines the occurrence of both reporting and ideological biases. Subsequently, three variables are investigated: the degree of reliance on U.S. official news sources; the degree of attention paid to issues under scrutiny; and the representation of the social actors and practices within the related discourse. Both quantitative content analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) are adopted. The findings demonstrate that the NYT has offered a fake balance of voices within its related coverage.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Qasem, Amer F. S.
author_facet	Qasem, Amer F. S.
author_sort	Qasem, Amer F. S.
title	Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
title_short	Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
title_full	Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
title_fullStr	Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
title_full_unstemmed	Manufacturing Consent Over Statehood Recognition: The New York Times Coverage Of Palestine And Kosovo Statehood Recognition
title_sort	manufacturing consent over statehood recognition: the new york times coverage of palestine and kosovo statehood recognition
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi
publishDate	2019
url	http://eprints.usm.my/55915/1/Qasem%202019-Manufacturing%20Consent%20cut.pdf
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