Press Freedom, State Interests, and a Murder Case: Editorial Coverage of Jamal Khashoggi in <i>the Washington Post</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Press Freedom, State Interests, and a Murder Case: Editorial Coverage of Jamal Khashoggi in the Washington Post

Published:2024-08-02 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0196-8599
Container-title:Journal of Communication Inquiry
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Communication Inquiry

Author:

Ismail Amani¹^ORCID,Torosyan Gayane²

Affiliation:

1. Associate Dean for Academic Quality Assurance, Mass Communications Programme Lead, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire Hosted by Global Academic Foundation, Cairo, Egypt

2. Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Media, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, USA

Abstract

The October 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a highly publicized event worldwide, shedding light on critical issues such as journalists’ safety, US-Saudi relations, press freedom, and democratic values. This study is a critical discourse analysis of editorials published in the Washington Post after Khashoggi's disappearance. Key themes emerging from the analysis include the dilemma between press freedom and the strategic interest in preserving good U.S. – Saudi relations, detecting the political motive behind Khashoggi's murder, and the role of media as fourth estate.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/01968599241260809

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