Rethinking the Role of Media in the Outcome of 21. Century Conflicts: A Media-Policy Interaction Approach

Bu makalenin başlıca amacı, medyanın 21. yüzyıl çatışmalarının sonuçlarıüzerindeki rolünü, iki vaka ışığında incelemektir: ABDnin teröre karşı savaşı ve 2008- 2009 Gazze savaşı. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, bu çalışma ilk olarak Uluslararası çatışmalardamedya-siyaset ilişkisinde iki ana kuramsal yaklaşım olarak CNN etkisi ve Rıza İmalatıteorilerini eleştirel olarak değerlendirecektir. İkinci olarak çalışma, hem bu iki teoriarasındaki kuramsal tıkanıklığa bir çözüm, hem de medyanın 21. yüzyıl çatışmalarınınınsonuçlarını belirlemedeki rolüne yönelik kavramsal bir çerçeve olarak, meyda-siyasetetkileşim modelinin bir anlayışını sunacaktır. Son olarak medyanın 21. Yüzyıl çatışmalarınınsonuçlarını ne derecede belirlediği sorusu, ABDnin terörle mücadelesi ve 2008-2009Gazze savaşının medya-siyaset etkileşim modeli ışığında çözümlenerek cevaplanacaktır. e

21. Yüzyıl Çatışmalarının Sonuçları Üzerinde Medyanın Rolünü Yeniden Düşünmek: Medya-Siyaset Etkileşim Yaklaşımı

The primary objective of this article is to explore the role of media in the outcomesof 21st-century conflicts in the light of two cases: the War on Terror and the 2008-2009Gaza War. In line with this objective, this study first critically evaluates CNN effectand Manufacturing Consent theories as two main theoretical approaches to the media- politics relations in international conflicts. Secondly, it offers an insight into media-policyinteraction model both as a solution to the theoretical deadlock between these theories andas a conceptual framework for understanding the role of media in determining the outcomeof 21st-century conflicts. Lastly, the question of To what extent do the media determinethe outcome of 21st-century conflicts? is answered by analyzing media coverage of theWar on Terror and the 2008-2009 Gaza War in the light of media-policy interaction model.

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