TREATING ARABIC AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES AND DISASTERS A COMPARATIVE STUDY

M, K, El-Refae,; E, Daraz, Amal,; S., Sherief. Mona,; M, A, Abd El-Kareem,

doi:10.21608/jes.2018.21189

TREATING ARABIC AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES AND DISASTERS A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

¹ Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain ShamsUniversity

² Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University

³ Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University

⁴ Al-Ahram El- Massai Newspaper

10.21608/jes.2018.21189

Abstract

This study aim at recognizing the quality and pattern of journalistic treatments related to environmental crises and disasters dealt by Arabic and international press, its interest extent with these issues, its method in dealing with it during study period.
Identifying size of interest in treating environmental crises and disasters in Arabic and international journals.
Identifying aspects of difference and similarity in treating environment issues resulting from environmental crises and disasters in study journals.
To achieve these aims a media scanning method has been used, in addition to depending on three research tools: analyzing the shape & content of environmental crises and disasters in two journals and one magazine through a content &shape form.

Preparing a list of environmental crises and disasters suits the study. Designing meeting form with journalists in number of Egyptian and Arabic journals to understand their performance regarding their treatment to environmental disasters and crises.
Performing validity and reliability procedures of previous tools.

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