The War on Terrorism, as reflected in the video press on the Egyptian and US websites in Arabic: Semiotics Analytical Study

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1 Instructor at the Faculty of Mass Communication, Al-Azhar University

2 Instructor, Department of Journalism and Media, College of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Girls of Al-Azhar University

Abstract

The problem of this study is the study, analysis, and interpretation of video journalism coverage on Egyptian and American websites directed in Arabic for the war on terrorism within the framework of a semiological analytical study aimed at reaching the implicit meaning contained in the published video files.
The study found:             
- The number of video files on the study sites in their coverage of the war on terror reached 163 topics, where the percentage of video files on the Seventh Day website reached 33.7%, followed by Al-Ahram Gate by 28.8%, then the Al-Hurra site by 20.3%, and CNN Arab, 17.2%.
A biased category came at the top of the nature of the coverage in video files related to the war on terror, with a rate of 51.5%, followed by a balanced ratio of 33.8%, then an unclear rate of 14.7%.
Statements and statements, and arousing emotion and feelings were the most used in the study sites, where American sites relied more on arousing emotion and feelings.

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