Uk Media Coverage Of The War On Iraq: A Content Analysis Of The Guardian Newspaper

Résumé: The most prominent event that characterized international relations in the beginning of the third millennium was the US war on Iraq in 2003. Relying on the Bush Doctrine, the US reacted unitarily against the global terror, which hit the US at home on September 11, 2001. Although there were uncovered reasons of the invasion, the US focused, primarily, on toppling the Baathist regime, led by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. i. e. The US invasion of Iraq was labeled ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’. As a principal US ally, UK participated in the War on Iraq. It is worth to mention that the War on Iraq attracted the media worldwide. All types of media got interested in news reporting about the events and the conduct of the war. In contrast to US media, which were in favor of the US invasion, some worldwide media; such as UK media, were either against, or neutral in their news coverage. The present study explores UK's participation in the War on Iraq. It also aims to assess the media coverage of the US War on Iraq (2003), particularly UK media coverage. It takes into account the Guardian newspaper as a case study which is the leading point of this study as a valuable evidence in this study. Using qualitative analytical and descriptive research methods, the study concludes with the Guardian coverage impacts in the War on Iraq.

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