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A Quantitative Analysis of the Number of Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas Conflict News in the International Media

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  • Oktay Kirazoğlu
Oktay Kirazoğlu
Milli Savunma Bakanlığı

Published 31.03.2025

Keywords

  • International News,
  • Conflict News,
  • News Values,
  • Media Role in Conflicts
  • Uluslararası Haberler,
  • Çatışma Haberleri,
  • Haber Değeri,
  • Çatışmalarda Medyanın Rolü

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A Quantitative Analysis of the Number of Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas Conflict News in the International Media. (2025). Elegest Elegeş, 4(1), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.64360/vft95v54

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A Quantitative Analysis of the Number of Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas Conflict News in the International Media. (2025). Elegest Elegeş, 4(1), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.64360/vft95v54

Abstract

The mediatization of conflicts is essential; without it, the public would be left uninformed and unaware of the dire circumstances faced by those affected. Besides, it is thought that Western geopolitical and economic interests influence the coverage of international conflicts by the international media. In this study, it is aimed to show the imbalance in the coverage of international conflicts by comparing the article quantities regarding the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts on the New York Times website. The result of the analysis, consistent with previous studies, indicated that the conflict was initially covered at the highest level, followed by a steady decline in the number of news stories on the issue. The number of news about the Israel - Hamas conflict is almost half that of the Russia - Ukraine conflict compared to a similar period. It is obvious that the news outlet attaches more importance to the news of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in terms of quantity. There is no credible solution to this structural problem caused by power relations in the media in the short term. However, it is considered that the networked nature of today's global media environment may enable disadvantaged groups to challenge existing power holders in the mediatization of the conflict.

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