Syria, press framing, and the responsibility to protect / by E. Donald Briggs, Walter C. Soderlund, Tom Pierre Najem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briggs, E. Donald, author.

Soderlund, Walter C., author.

Najem, Tom, author.

Series:

Studies in international governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects.

Journalism--Social aspects.

Press.

History.

Press coverage.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Press coverage.

Syria.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Mass media and the war.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Foreign public opinion.

Press--Moral and ethical aspects--Syria.

Journalistic ethics.

Journalism--Social aspects--Syria.

Journalism.

Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects--Syria.

Mass media.

Frames (Sociology).

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages : illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2017].

Summary:

The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbouring countries, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), sounded from the outset and became louder following President Assad's use of chemical weapons against civilians in August 2013. Despite that egregious breach of international convention, no humanitarian intervention was forthcoming, leaving critics to argue that UN inertia early in the conflict contributed to the current crisis. Syria, Press Framing, and The Responsibility to Protect examines the role of the media in framing the Syrian conflict, their role in promoting or, on the other hand, discouraging a robust intervention. The media sources examined in this volume are considered influential with respect to the shaping of elite views, either directly on political leaders or indirectly through their influence on public opinion. Also examined in this volume are the arguments concerning appropriate international responses to events in Syria and how those responses were framed in leading newspapers in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada during the crucial early years of the conflict. In addition, the book considers how media counsel affected the domestic contexts in which American and British decisions were made not to launch forceful interventions following Assad's use of sarin gas in 2013, and it offers reasoned speculation on the relevance of R2P in future humanitarian crises in light of the failure to protect Syrian civilians. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Understanding Syria's Civil War 9

Chapter 2 Evolving Norms of International Involvement in Domestic Conflicts: The Responsibility to Protect 21

Chapter 3 The Role of the Press in Framing Conflict 37

Chapter 4 Conflict Framing in 2011 49

Chapter 5 Conflict Framing in 2012 71

Chapter 6 Conflict Framing in 2013: January 1 through August 21 107

Chapter 7 The August 2013 Chemical Weapons Attack: Framing of a Possible Military Response 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-209) and index.

Other Format:

Briggs, E. Donald, author. Syria, press framing, and the responsibility to protect.

ISBN:

1771123079

9781771123075

OCLC:

958479715