"American Misconceptions of Syria" - Page 12 of 13

by Feras Aboukhater | Xchanges 14.2, Spring 2020

📋 Contents

Introduction
Symptoms and Causes
TV’s Effect on People
How Fox News Frames the War in Syria
Effect on Syrians in the US
What Living in Safe Parts of Syria Looks Like
Balancing Between Conflict and Peace
The Solution for This Misunderstanding
Expectations and Stakes
What Syrians Can Do
Conclusion
References
About the Author

References

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Amos, Deborah. “2018 Was A Year of Drastic Cuts to U.S. Refugee Admissions.” NPR, 27 December 2018, www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680308538/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admissions.

Associated Press. “UNICEF: More than 40,000 children at risk in Syria’s Raqqa.” Fox News, 9 June 2017, www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/09/unicef-more-than-40000-children-at-risk-in-syrias-raqqa.

Barnard, Anne. “Damascus Diary: A Syrian City Filled with Life, and Hints of Brutal Death.” The New York Times, 21 Nov. 2016, www.nyti.ms/2jGT509.

Doucet, Lyse. “Syria and the CNN Effect: What Role Does the Media Play in Policy-Making?” Daedalus, vol. 147, no. 1, 2018, pp. 141-157. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1162/DAED_a_00480.

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Fehrenbach, Heide, and Davide Rodogno. “‘A Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child’: Humanitarian Photography and NGO Media Strategies in Historical Perspective.” International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 97, no. 900, Dec. 2015, pp. 1121-1155. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1017/S1816383116000369.

Feldman, Lauren. “Partisan Differences in Opinionated News Perceptions: A Test of the Hostile Media Effect.” Political Behavior, vol. 33, no. 3, 2011, pp. 407-432. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11109-010-9139-4.

Ghawji, Ramy. Personal interview. March 2018.

Gil de Zúñiga, Hornero, et al. “Selective Exposure to Cable News and Immigration in the U.S.: The Relationship between FOX News, CNN, and Attitudes toward Mexican Immigrants.” Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, vol. 56, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 597-615. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/08838151.2012.732138.

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Lind, Dara. “The US Has All but Slammed the Door on Syrian Refugees.” Vox, 13 April 2018, www.vox.com/2018/4/13/17233856/syria-attack-refugees-war-assad-trump.

Massouh, Fozi. Personal interview. March 2018.

McKay, Hollie. “Trapped in Syria’s besieged Ghouta: ‘life has ceased, the children are waiting to die.'” Fox News, 23 Feb. 2018, www.foxnews.com/world/trapped-in-syrias-besieged-ghouta-life-has-ceased-the-children-are-waiting-to-die.

Nazha, Sami. Personal interview. March 2018.

Neumann, Rico, and Shahira Fahmy. “Measuring Journalistic Peace/War Performance: An Exploratory Study of Crisis Reporters’ Attitudes and Perceptions.” International Communication Gazette, vol. 78, no. 3, Apr. 2016, pp. 223-246. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1177/1748048516630715.

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