Issue 40, Summer/Fall 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.40lmp The Italian media coverage of the Palestinian struggle from October 7, 2023, to the Freedom Flotilla There is a long-standing and well-established friendship between the Italian and Palestinian peoples, rooted in religious ties through the Catholic Church — particularly with reference to the Holy City …

Issue 40, Summer/Fall 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.40gshaya Scroll down for Arabic abstract. The study aims to analyze narration and framing in the coverage by two websites—Al Jazeera Net and CNN in Arabic—of Trump's plan regarding the halt of the war on Gaza, and to trace the transformations in coverage before and after …

Issue 40, Summer/Fall 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.40asbe Abstract The 2023–2024 Gaza war produced an unprecedented volume of digital news coverage, though visibility was not evenly distributed across representations of the conflict. This study examines the communicative characteristics of highly visible war reporting, analyzing emotional framing, thematic emphasis, and headline construction in high-engagement …

Issue 40, Summer/Fall 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.40rha Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study aims to examine the role of hate speech in reinforcing incitement to genocide, through a content analysis of the media coverage by the Israeli Channel 14 and its audience comments on the issue of the return of the …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39isma Abstract This study examines the use of digital platforms by a non-state actor during the October 2023–January 2024 war in Gaza, analyzing 369 media outputs produced over a 100-day period. Using a mixed-methods design that combines quantitative content analysis with qualitative thematic coding, the study …

Book Title: Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions Editor: Noureddine Miladi Publisher: I.B. Tauris (an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing) Year of Publication: 2023 Pages: 296 This book review examines Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions, edited by Noureddine …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.MGR1 Abstract Like the Persian Gulf War before it, the Russia-Ukraine war is happening in real-time on the ground, but also on social media. The reality seems undeniable. And yet, concerning Baudrillard’s definitions of simulacra and simulation, we have never been further from the reality of …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.SWRH1 Abstract  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted in ethnic and religious disputes that date back to the establishment of Israel in 1948. As a result, this ongoing historical conflict has evolved into a complex geopolitical issue. This study explores biases in academic journals that examine media …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.RS1 Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study investigates the framing of Palestinian women in Al Jazeera’s coverage of the most recent war on the Gaza Strip, aiming to reveal how media narratives may reinforce stereotypes or marginalize the multifaceted roles of women in Palestinian society. …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.SAHM1 Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study conducts a semiotic analysis of political cartoons produced by Palestinian and Israeli cartoonists in response to the Gaza War, covering the period from October 7, 2023, to the first anniversary of the conflict in October 2024. Through a …