The Al-Aqsa Flood in Algerian Media Discourse An Analytical Study of a sample of Programs on Algeria International Channel AL24News

Abstract

The media coverage of the AL-Aqsa Flood events since October 7th,2023, received significant attention, particularly on international TV channels .These channels sought to address their audiences and the international public with their perspectives and narratives on the events. Media narratives varied, with Israeli channels distorting and obscuring the truth, American channels adopting the Israeli narrative, and European channels displaying neutrality and ambiguity. Most Arab channels aimed to expose Israeli war crimes. Despite of diversity international media discourses, this study analyzes the Algerian media discourse on the AL24News channel through the “Morning Discussion” program. It seeks to understand Algeria’s stance and orientations towards the events. The study using a media discourse analysis approach, leads to several results, highlighting prominent arguments in AL24News discourse on the AL – Aqsa Flood events, key media frameworks in the discourse, and the nature of visual discourse through TV image analysis.