Terrorism Issues in American News Channels: A Comparative Analysis Study

This study attempts to address the media portrayal and examine how it contextualizes some issues based on particular agenda and private interests. It also tackles the channels policies through examining similarities and difference between both CNN & Fox News concerning their discourse strategies and production framework. In addition, the study aims at investigating how far each channel employs specific frames in the news coverage of terrorism issues locally and globally. Besides, it attempts to understand the relation between each channel and the nature of its coverage framework of certain issue according to the type of the channel and the established media strategies and professional standards.