Representations of Media Bias in Post-Truth Discourse: The Case of the Aqsa Flood

Abstract

The Aqsa Flood" has garnered significant attention from various international media outlets, each of which constructed their narratives in alignment with their respective agendas and perspectives. The media discourse varied across news sites and platforms in conveying the event and providing evidence of the truth. Western media worked to distort reality and showed complete bias towards the Zionist entity, while some Arab media adopted an ambiguous stance, and others sought to expose the crimes of the occupation. This study attempts to track media discourse through a sample comprising three news websites: Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Jazeera, and The New York Times. By applying certain discourse analysis tools, the study aims to trace the representations of bias in media discourse. The analytical study concluded that The New York Times demonstrated complete bias towards the Zionist entity, while the narratives on the two Arab sites leaned towards the Aqsa Flood, though to varying degrees.