Date of Award
6-6-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Journalism, MSMC
First Advisor
Lily Zeng
Committee Members
Lillie Fears; Po-Lin Pan
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2023 A49
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the portrayal of Saudi women in the media before and after the launch of Saudi Vision 2030, with a focus on how women were framed in text and visuals. A comprehensive content analysis of Al Riyadh, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and NYT revealed a marked increase in coverage of women's empowerment and ongoing struggles after the Vision. The analysis suggests that a more critical discussion of the social challenges that women might face is needed. Al Jazeera and Western media's framing of Saudi women did not change after the Vision, portraying them as victims and stereotyping their roles and lives. All newspapers retained the salience of Saudi women's coverage using different space, time, and source attribution. The study identified new themes in framing theory and emphasized the importance of understanding the impact of regional conflicts on media framing.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Alzahrani, Yusra H., "Framing Of Saudi Women Pre- and Post-Vision 2030: A Comparative Analysis of Online Newspaper Coverage in Western, Middle Eastern, And Saudi Contexts" (2023). Student Theses and Dissertations. 181.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/181
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