Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be classified as an isolated conflict. Today’s clashes
were not triggered by a single event, but rather are as a result of thousands of years of violent
and at times restrained disagreements about the rights of Jews, Muslims and other ethnic
groups to the disputed land known collectively today as Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
This study examines the media coverage of one event during the conflict, i.e. the withdrawal
by Israeli settlers from the Gaza area. The study tracks coverage over ten weeks in the South
African media context, specifically the Mail & Guardian, Cape Times and the Sunday Times
– a media setting in itself highly diverse and compelling.
Using a qualitative framing analysis as the central methodology, the study focused on
six core frames in analysing all articles/reports relating to the Gaza withdrawal. In addition,
the editors of the respective newspapers were interviewed to complement the textual analysis.
The methodological approach addressed how each story was packaged and presented, and
then questioned why certain frames dominated and others did not.
The study found that conflict (a combination of violent and non-violent) was the
dominant frame chosen. Consequences and Attribution of Responsibility were the next two
most prominent frames. Both these frames were found to apportion blame to a particular side
in presenting the news reports and when providing comment. Whilst all three newspapers
argued that they practiced a balanced coverage, it was this perceived “balance” in using
several different frames of presentation that neglected a key “historical” frame. This lack of
historical context was one of the key results of the other frames being so dominant. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die konflik tussen Israel en Palestina kan nie gesien word as ’n geïsoleerde konflik nie. Die
huidige konflik is nie veroorsaak deur ’n enkele gebeurtenis nie, maar spruit uit die
voortslepende geweld tussen Jode, Moslems en ander etniese groepe wat reeds duisende jare
lank duur, as gevolg van betwiste aansprake op die grondgebied gesamentlik bekend as Israel
en die Palestynse grondgebied. Dié studie ondersoek die mediadekking van een gebeurtenis in
die konflik, naamlik die onttrekking van Israeli setlaars in die Gaza-gebied. Die studie volg
mediadekking oor tien weke deur drie Suid-Afrikaanse publikasies, Mail & Guardian, Cape
Times en Sunday Times.
Met behulp van kwalitatiewe raming-analise as die sentrale metodologie, konsentreer
dié studie op ses rame in die analise van artikels, wat verband hou met die onttrekking uit die
Gasastrook. Die navorsing word aangevul met onderhoude met die redakteurs van die
koerante. Die metodologie is toegespits op die manier waarop die stories verpak en aangebied
word, en bevraagteken waarom sekere raamwerke oorheers en ander van minder belang is.
Die studie bevind dat Konflik (’n samestelling van geweldadige en nie-geweldadige
konflik) die oorheersende raam was waarbinne artikels in dié tydperk aangebied is. Die
Gevolge- en Toeskrywing van Verantwoordelikheid-rame kom ná konflik die meeste voor.
By albei raamwerke word bevind dat skuld aan die een of ander kant toegeskryf word in die
aanbiedeing van nuusverslae en wanneer kommentaar gelewer word. Hoewel al drie koerante
volhou dat hulle gebalanseerde dekking aanbied, word ’n belangrike “historiese” raam in dié
aanbieding verontagsaam as gevolg van die gebruik van verskeie rame om balans te
bewerkstellig. Die gebrek aan ’n historiese konteks is een van die vernaamste gevolge van die
oorheersing van die ander rame.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/19867 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Silke, Bryan David |
| Contributors | Wasserman, Herman, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Journalism. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 201, 7 leaves : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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