Media Framing and U.S. Foreign Policy:

A Case Study of Media

Framing in Humanitarian Interventions

By: Caterina Da Silva

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METHOD & RESEARCH• ANALYZED THE FOLLOWING:

• BROAD QUESTION OF DOES MEDIA INFLUENCE U.S. POLICY?• A DEFINING MEDIA FRAMES, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION.• UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS DOES MEDIA FRAMING INFLUENCE HUMANITARIAN

POLICY?• QUANTIFYING THE DATA• HOW DID MEDIA FRAME THE CRISIS AND WAS IT THE MAIN VARIABLE?

CASE STUDY• GAPS IN THE LITERATURE:

• SOCIAL MEDIA

• ANALYZE ALL ASPECTS OF MEDIA INFLUENCED THE U.S INTERVENTION IN SYRIA.

CONCLUSION• MEDIA CAN INFLUENCE FOREIGN POLICY• NOT THE ONLY VARIABLE• CAN BE HARD TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WEIGHT IT CARRIES• FURTHER EXPLORATION