The Representation of the First COVID-19 Case in Jordan in News Outlets: A Critical Discourse Analysis Study

Q3 Arts and Humanities International Journal of Communication and Linguistic Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.18848/2327-7882/cgp/v22i01/129-150

Hadeel Wadie A. Abdulhadi, Linda Al Abbas

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During pandemics, health discourse cannot be separated from media discourse, which usually exercises its power to deliver particular ideological and political perspectives through the content it presents. This study aimed to investigate the coverage of the first case of COVID-19 in Jordan in local and nonlocal Arabic news outlets. It shed light on the potential ideologies reflected in the news headlines and articles. To achieve the objectives of the study, eight local and fourteen nonlocal news articles tackling the first case of COVID-19 in Jordan on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2020 were collected and analyzed in light of Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach. The results showed that the nonlocal news headlines and articles included words with negative connotations that may create resentment and spread panic among citizens. On the other hand, in local news outlets, reassuring phrases were used by focusing on the government's procedures and distancing Jordan from the country where the virus widely spread, namely, Italy.

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新闻媒体对约旦首例COVID-19病例的报道:批评性话语分析研究

在大流行期间，卫生话语不能与媒体话语分开，媒体话语通常通过其所呈现的内容行使其传递特定意识形态和政治观点的权力。本研究旨在调查当地和非当地阿拉伯新闻媒体对约旦第一例COVID-19病例的报道。它揭示了新闻标题和文章中反映的潜在意识形态。为了实现研究目标，根据Van Dijk的批评性话语分析(CDA)方法，收集了2020年3月2日和3日约旦有关COVID-19首例病例的8篇本地和14篇非本地新闻报道并进行了分析。结果表明，外地新闻标题和文章中含有负面含义的词语，可能会引起市民的怨恨和恐慌。另一方面，当地新闻媒体使用了令人安心的措辞，重点关注政府的程序，并将约旦与病毒广泛传播的国家(即意大利)拉开距离。

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