Analysis of the Discourse of Selected Articles from the Internet Version of the Egiptian Daily Newspaper “Al‑Ahrām” Covering Terrorist Attack on “Charlie Hebdo” Cover Image

Analiza dyskursu wybranych publikacji internetowej wersji egipskiego dziennika „Al‑Ahrām” poświęconych atakowi terrorystycznemu na redakcję tygodnika „Charlie Hebdo”
Analysis of the Discourse of Selected Articles from the Internet Version of the Egiptian Daily Newspaper “Al‑Ahrām” Covering Terrorist Attack on “Charlie Hebdo”

Author(s): Iwona Król
Subject(s): Media studies, Islam studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: discourse analysis; Arabic press; terrorism; Arab world

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with a qualitative discourse analysis of articles published in Arabic Internet edition of Egyptian daily newspaper “Al Ahrām” after the attack on the editorial office of “Charlie Hebdo” magazine in Paris, between 8th of January and 17th of February 2015. The analysis focuses on such elements as: presenting the attack itself in the early reports, discussing issues of its perpetrators, motives and effects and possible solutions.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 181-204
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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