THE MEDIA ELITE'S ATTITUDES TOWARD INTERNATIONAL NEWS CHANNELS' COVERAGE OF THE ISRAELI WAR ON GAZA (2023–2024)

This study aims to examine the attitudes of media elites The study is grounded in Framing Theory and the Political Economy of Media approach to analyze how geopolitical interests shape news narratives.toward international news channels' coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza (2023–2024). It evaluates the extent to which these channels adhere to professional standards in their reporting on the conflict. Additionally, the study explores the impact of editorial policies and the ideologies of the countries that own these channels on their coverage. It also seeks to uncover how the frames used by these channels influence public perceptions of the war, based on current analyses of the media and political landscape. The study applied its methodology to a purposive sample of 20 individuals from the media elite through in-depth interviews. Classified as a descriptive study, it aims to describe, analyze, and interpret the attitudes, phenomena, and precise facts related to the subject. The study adopts a qualitative descriptive approach using semi-structured in-depth interviews, as it is one of the primary methods used in social research to depict and examine phenomena by collecting, categorizing, and analyzing structured information about the issue at hand. The study key Findings are represented in that: There is variation in the extent to which media elites rely on international news channels for information about the Israeli war on Gaza. Participants agreed that the ideologies of the state’s funding these channels significantly influence their editorial policies to align with their national interests. Regarding the future of international news channels, the study sample believes their survival depends on their ability to adapt to the current digital and technological transformations occurring globally. The study contributes to contemporary media studies by offering elite-level insights into the dynamics of international conflict reporting in the digital era.