Persuasion, Media Discourse, and Image Making; Critical Discourse Analysis of Arab Gulf Media

This comparative study aims to critically analyze the media discourse of Arab Gulf countries in terms objectivity, persuasion, and national brands. It is also necessary investigate power relations ideologies adopted by conflicting parties which aim mobilize public opinion locally internationally. outlets attempt convince masses legitimacy political agenda foreign policies region. In many cases, regimes own hegemony control over adopting an inflammatory capable distorting true image other groups on one hand supporting brand ruling families other. complex relationship between structures makes task more difficult uncover deep link that constitutes components opens door interpretations need good textual ontological analysis. Therefore, critical analysis was used as a method data understand ideological attitudes during online coverage both Aljazeera al-Arabiya networks. The stratified sample this consists 8 news reports retrieved from websites. reveals employed far neutral especially when crises arise major powers case dispute Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Emirates, countries. Al-Arabiya English has against Qatari regime create negative Qatar's policies, while Al-Jazeera narrative refute claims terrorism, spreading hate speech, marketing extremist ideologies. However, funded manipulate content meaning international community their agenda, identities.