Since 2015, the US has supported the coalition led by Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war, but is now limiting its support under the Biden administration. Reporting in US Media is scarce, and the conflict is being referred to as “Forgotten War” by Amnesty International. There is little research being done on US media coverage on US involvement in Yemen, which is the reason for this seminar paper. It aims to answer how the opinion of two of the biggest media outlets in the United States on US involvement in Yemen developed. This question is important as media coverage ultimately shapes voter’s opinions and therefore the foreign policy of the United States. The opinion of the online news outlets of CNN and Fox News on US involvement in Yemen are analysed, quantified, and discussed.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Abstract
- Content
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methods
- 2.1. Selection of News Sources
- 2.2. Selection of News Articles
- 2.3 Assess Opinion of Article
- 2.3.1 Indicators of Opinion (IO)
- 2.3.2 Categorisation
- 2.4 Flow Diagram for Categorisation
- 2.5 Exemplary Article
- 2.6 Portraying the Data with Graphs
- 2.7 Interpreting the Data
- 3. Results
- 3.1 High Number of Irrelevant Articles
- 3.2 Differences by Source
- 3.3 General Disapproval
- 3.4 Volatile Amount of Media Attention
- 4. Conclusion
- 5. Literature
- 6. Appendix
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This seminar paper aims to analyze the online news articles of CNN and Fox News regarding US involvement in the Yemen war. The objective is to determine whether these articles express a supportive, disapproving, or balanced opinion on US involvement in Yemen, or if they are irrelevant to the analysis. The paper explores how the opinions of these major media outlets on US involvement in Yemen developed, the reasons for any changes in opinion, and the fluctuations in the number of articles published on the subject.
- US media coverage of the Yemen war
- US involvement in the Yemen war
- The opinions of CNN and Fox News on US involvement in Yemen
- The influence of media coverage on voter opinions and foreign policy
- The changing dynamics of the Yemen conflict
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter provides an overview of the Yemen war and its historical context. It discusses the US's involvement in the conflict, the changing dynamics of the war, and the scarcity of media coverage on the topic. It highlights the paper's objective to examine US media coverage on US involvement in Yemen.
- Methods: This chapter outlines the methodology used to analyze the news articles. It details the selection of news sources, the criteria for selecting news articles, and the process for categorizing them based on their opinions on US involvement in Yemen. The chapter also includes a flow diagram for categorizing articles and an example of an analyzed article.
- Results: This chapter presents the findings of the analysis. It highlights the high number of irrelevant articles, the differences in reporting between CNN and Fox News, the general disapproving tone of the reporting, and the volatile amount of media attention given to US involvement in Yemen.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The primary keywords and focus topics of this seminar paper are Yemen, USA, Media, Opinion, Interventionism, Fox News, and CNN. These terms encapsulate the core themes and concepts of the research, which aims to analyze the opinions of two major US media outlets on the US's involvement in the Yemen war.
- Quote paper
- Nathanael Schabrun (Author), 2021, The Yemen War. US-American Media’s Opinion on US Involvement in Yemen, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1139768
