What is it about?
This study looks at how RT Arabic and Sky News Arabia covered ISIS between 2014 and 2017. Both channels often used graphs to explain the news, but Sky News Arabia relied more on visual tools to show the violence of ISIS, while RT Arabic used them more cautiously.
Featured Image
Photo by Josh Sorenson on Unsplash
Why is it important?
This article is among the first to compare how two major Arabic international news channels used visual technologies to cover ISIS. It reveals important differences in how violence and brutality were visually represented, offering fresh insights into the role of newsroom visuals in shaping news narratives.
Perspectives
I was inspired to conduct this study to explore how visual technologies are used in reporting on terrorism. Comparing RT Arabic and Sky News Arabia allowed me to see the distinct editorial choices each channel made in representing ISIS, and how visuals can reflect deeper newsroom practices.
Dr Daleen AL Ibrahim
Damascus University
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: The Use of Television Visual Technologies in Presenting Terrorism, Contemporary Arab Affairs, May 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/17550920-bja00038.
You can read the full text:
Resources
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
