Media Treatment of The Conflict in Western Sahara Via News Websites Analytical Study for The Al-Jazeera Website "Net" دراسة تحليلية لموقع الجزيرة "نت"

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the media treatment nature of the conflict in Western Sahara on the news site "Al-Jazeera Net" during the period from 1/1/2017 to 12/31/2018 by analyzing the content of news materials of all kinds; informative, explanatory, and analytical. The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach using the Content Analysis Tool, Thus, it reached the following results:

- "Al-Jazeera Net" reported its informational material on the subject of the study in the form of news and reports, which are press templates that depend primarily on providing information and knowledge about events.

- As concerns the nature of the issues raised, we found that the political issues are the most addressed by the site, while the issues related to economy and human rights have declined.