Marwa Ragaa Al-mutafy

Al Jazeera and the Second Intifada: War, Media and Public Opinion Marwa Ragaa Al-mutafy

Al-Jazeera emerged and provided a new and fresh coverage of news that was different than what Arab audiences were used to. Then in September 2000, the second Palestinian upraise, Intifadat Al Aqsa, was stirring the Arab world. The way Al-Jazeera covered the events and the pictures it broadcast caused a revolution in the Arab World, and it was accused of fuelling the rage and spreading it throughout the region. Based on the Frame theory, this study focuses on the impact of Al Jazeera's coverage on the Arab public opinion towards the political situation during the second Palestinian Intifada.