The Role of News Frames in Forming the Frames of Readers’ Comments regarding the 25th of January Revolution Events

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the framing used by Al-Ahram  newspaper's website to present 25 January revolution events  and the transition period to identify the relation between these news  frames on one hand and the general direction of the comments of website users about those events on the other hand. The study employs a descriptive survey and an analytical survey to analyze the frames used by the websites and the users’ comments. In addition, a comparative technique is used to assist with the comparison between the analysis of the framing in the websites on one hand, and the users’ comments on these issues on the other hand. The tools adopted by the study are the framing analysis tool and the users’ comments analysis tool.

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  • Receive Date: 05 April 2015
  • Revise Date: 18 May 2015
  • Accept Date: 04 June 2015

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