List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
A Note on the Referencing Style
Introduction
Why Framing Matters
Can News Reports Be Objective?
Changing Times for US Newspapers
The Plan of The Book
1. Media, Foreign Policy and International Conflicts
The Public Dimension of Foreign Policy
International Conflicts in Us Media
The End of the Cold War and the CNN Effect Hypothesis
Reporting the Syrian Revolution
The Cascading Activation Model
The Coverage of the Iraq War: A Return To Cold War Journalism?
2. The Beginning of The Syrian Uprising (Period I)
The NYT Supports Obama's Noninterventionist Approach
The WP Urges Obama to Support the Protests
The WSJ Criticizes US Engagement With The Syrian Regime
3. The Eastern Ghouta Chemical Attack (Period II)
The NYT Highlights the Debates Inside the Obama Administration
The WP Calls for a Strong Response Against Assad
The WSJ Urges the US to Attack Syria
4. The Expansion of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (Period III)
The NYT Supports Military Intervention Against Isis
The WP Opposes Arming Local Groups to Fight Isis
The WSJ Blames Obama for the Instability in the Middle East
5. The Beginning of the Russian Intervention in Syria (Period Iv)
The NYT Highlights the Contradictions of Obama's Policies
The WP Claims that Obama's Policies Failed
The WSJ Fears Russian Expansionism
6. The Fall of Eastern Aleppo (Period V)
The NYT Relays a Neutral Frame of Obama's Syria Policy
The WP Criticizes Obama's and Trump's Views on Syria
The WSJ Focuses on the Incoming Trump Administration
7. The US-UK-French Airstrikes Against Syria (Period VI)
The NYT Opposes the Airstrikes
The WP Considers the Airstrkes Insufficient
The Wsj Adopts an Advisory Tone Toward Trump
Conclusion
The Syrian Conflict and the Crisis Of US Journalism

Appendix
Identifying News Frames
Selecting and Analyzing the Dataset
Bibliography
Index