Saudi Journalists' Perspectives on People with Disabilities

dc.contributorEvans, William
dc.contributorBarnidge, Matthew
dc.contributorGriffin, Darrin
dc.contributorAlshammari, Shahd
dc.contributor.advisorPanek, Elliot
dc.contributor.authorAlharethi, Manasar
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-27
dc.date.available2028-01-01
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this dissertation is to provide a deeper understanding of how Saudi news media cover people with disabilities. The role of the media in shaping public opinion is critical because journalistic reports often influence and shape people's attitudes toward disability, where news media might expose the public to the experience of people with disabilities in ways that the public might not observe firsthand. I employed in-depth interviews to gather data from participants (journalists) through a qualitative design. I had a total of six volunteers, which allowed me to gather more information on each person. In addition, I conducted textual analysis on individual newspaper stories about people with disabilities. These consisted of 60 articles from Al Riyadh, Al Jazirah, Okaz, Al Yaum, and Al Watan. These outlets were selected based on their popularity in Saudi Arabia and the accessibility of their archives. This study found that a thematic framing of disabilities was more prevalent than an episodic framing. Thematic framing focuses on the societal issues and macro-level aspects related to disabilities. In this case, education for and about people with disabilities was quite evident in the articles examined. The findings could be extrapolated to provide insights into how Saudi journalists perceive and portray people with disabilities in general.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/186787
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004611
dc.identifier.otherAlharethi_alatus_0004D_15091
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/9899
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEpisodic Framing
dc.subjectHierarchy of Influences
dc.subjectJournalists
dc.subjectPeople with Disabilities
dc.subjectSaudi Arabia
dc.subjectThematic Framing
dc.titleSaudi Journalists' Perspectives on People with Disabilitiesen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. College of Communication and Information Sciences
etdms.degree.disciplineJournalism
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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