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Framing the Israel-Palestine conflict: A comparative analysis of Svenska Dagbladet and Dagens Nyheter
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT.
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The Israel-Palestine conflict, infamous for its complexity, recently escalated with the devastating October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Simultaneously, the role of media, both historical and contemporary, has become ever more crucial in highlighting the ongoing atrocities of the conflict. Through a comparative small-N case study, we seek to answer the question: how does the Swedish media frame the Israel-Palestine conflict? We conducted a quantitative content analysis on 60 articles from DN and SvD, using generic framing. The analysis aimed to reveal how Swedish media framed two significant events of the conflict, in turn capturing a potential connection between foreign policy, ideological bias and media framing. Our findings reveal that the attribution of responsibility frame, while prominent, evolved from portraying Israel as the principal aggressor in 2014 to a more balanced attribution by 2023. This shift reflects the diverging Swedish foreign policy stance and fragmented consensus among the coalition government today. Additionally, the human interest frame increased by 2023, highlighting individual stories and indicating a trend toward sensationalism. Differences between DN and SvD also emerged, with DN increasingly focusing on humanizing the narrative, while SvD continuously emphasizes conflict and accountability.

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2024. , p. 83
Keywords [en]
media framing, foreign policy, Israel-Palestine conflict, editorial bias, Swedish media, generic frames
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21932Local ID: EIS502OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-21932DiVA, id: diva2:1874897
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Political science
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International Programme in Politics and Economics
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Available from: 2024-07-08 Created: 2024-06-20 Last updated: 2025-09-30Bibliographically approved

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