Identity discourse in the international newspapers{u2019} websites : An analytical study of sports and crime sections / Fedaa Mohamed Abdelaziz ; Supervised Nagwa Kamel , Amal Elsayed

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Mass Communication - Department of Journalism

The identity discourse is a major area of interest within the field of content analysis in the newspapers because it will show and reflect how the identity is being constructed in the online newspapers discourse.The identity discourse is at the heart of our understanding of studying how events are being covered and represented in newspapers as there is a link between the identity discourse and it{u2019}s leading to the public in an indirect way.The thesis{u2019}s main problem is determined in the following main questions which are how did the international newspapers{u2019} websites cover the identity of the major actors in the sports and crime sections? To what extent is this identity influenced by the nature of the roles that those actors practiced positively and negatively? Moreover, to what extent is this identity influenced by the culture of the country of origin of the newspaper? This thesis studies the mechanisms of identity construction for the major actors in the sports and crime sections in the international newspapers{u2019} websites as it is considered an important key area for studying a positive and a negative identity through monitoring and analysis of the factors that affect the identity coverage in the news discourse. These factors may be professional, cultural, political, and geographical, etc.The four newspapers that are included in this study are The Guardian,The Rio Times,The Japan Times and The Huffington Post. The research adoptsboth Identity Theory and Social Responsibility Theory

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