A master thesis from Aalborg University
Israel-Palæstina: En kvantitativ indholdsanalyse af danske mediers dækning af konflikten
[Israel-Palestine: A content analysis of the danish news media coverage of the conflict]
Forfatter(e)
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2025
Afleveret
2025-06-01
Antal sider
69 pages
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Danish news media covered the Israel-Palestine conflict between October 7. 2023, and October 7. 2024. Using Johan Galtung’ theory of war and peace journalism as the analytical framework, the study conducts a content analysis to examine developments in media coverage, actor framing, source use and underlying journalistic tendencies. The analysis is based on a dataset of articles from national and regional media outlets and is structured around four sub-questions addressing different dimensions of the coverage. The findings indicate that Danish media reproduce patterns of war journalism, characterized by selective coverage of elite actors, a heavy use of elite sources and binary moral framing of good and bad. While some indicators – such as the portrayal of civilians and the restrained use of emotional language – suggest attempts at balance, these are insufficient to counter the overarching structure of conflict-oriented reporting.
Emneord
Israel ; Palæstina ; Palestine ; Content analysis ; War ; peace ; journalism
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