Gabriel Huland is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bath, UK. His published articles have appeared in the Journal of Communication and Media Studies. He holds a PhD from SOAS University of London and prior to academia he was a practicing journalist.

This book stands at the junction of media studies and political science, a vast field indeed given how central the media are in modern politics. In addressing the current flaws of journalism in the United States, Huland sheds a special light on a key aspect of what has nowadays become an undisputed truth: the deep crisis of US democracy.

• List of Figures List of Tables Foreword A Note on the Referencing StyleIntroduction Why Framing Matters Can News Reports Be Objective?Changing Times for US Newspapers The Plan of The Book 1. Media, Foreign Policy and International ConflictsThe Public Dimension of Foreign Policy International Conflicts in Us MediaThe End of the Cold War and the CNN Effect HypothesisReporting the Syrian RevolutionThe Cascading Activation ModelThe Coverage of the Iraq War: A Return To Cold War Journalism?2. The Beginning of The Syrian Uprising (Period I)The NYT Supports Obama's Noninterventionist Approach The WP Urges Obama to Support the Protests The WSJ Criticizes US Engagement With The Syrian Regime3. The Eastern Ghouta Chemical Attack (Period II) The NYT Highlights the Debates Inside the Obama Administration The WP Calls for a Strong Response Against Assad The WSJ Urges the US to Attack Syria 4. The Expansion of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (Period III) The NYT Supports Military Intervention Against Isis The WP Opposes Arming Local Groups to Fight Isis The WSJ Blames Obama for the Instability in the Middle East 5. The Beginning of the Russian Intervention in Syria (Period Iv)The NYT Highlights the Contradictions of Obama's Policies The WP Claims that Obama's Policies FailedThe WSJ Fears Russian Expansionism6. The Fall of Eastern Aleppo (Period V)The NYT Relays a Neutral Frame of Obama's Syria Policy The WP Criticizes Obama's and Trump's Views on Syria The WSJ Focuses on the Incoming Trump Administration7. The US-UK-French Airstrikes Against Syria (Period VI) The NYT Opposes the Airstrikes The WP Considers the Airstrkes Insufficient The Wsj Adopts an Advisory Tone Toward TrumpConclusion The Syrian Conflict and the Crisis Of US Journalism Appendix Identifying News Frames Selecting and Analyzing the Dataset Bibliography Index

Gabriel Huland is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bath, UK. His published articles have appeared in the Journal of Communication and Media Studies. He holds a PhD from SOAS University of London and prior to academia he was a practicing journalist.

This book stands at the junction of media studies and political science, a vast field indeed given how central the media are in modern politics. In addressing the current flaws of journalism in the United States, Huland sheds a special light on a key aspect of what has nowadays become an undisputed truth: the deep crisis of US democracy.

• List of Figures List of Tables Foreword A Note on the Referencing StyleIntroduction Why Framing Matters Can News Reports Be Objective?Changing Times for US Newspapers The Plan of The Book 1. Media, Foreign Policy and International ConflictsThe Public Dimension of Foreign Policy International Conflicts in Us MediaThe End of the Cold War and the CNN Effect HypothesisReporting the Syrian RevolutionThe Cascading Activation ModelThe Coverage of the Iraq War: A Return To Cold War Journalism?2. The Beginning of The Syrian Uprising (Period I)The NYT Supports Obama's Noninterventionist Approach The WP Urges Obama to Support the Protests The WSJ Criticizes US Engagement With The Syrian Regime3. The Eastern Ghouta Chemical Attack (Period II) The NYT Highlights the Debates Inside the Obama Administration The WP Calls for a Strong Response Against Assad The WSJ Urges the US to Attack Syria 4. The Expansion of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (Period III) The NYT Supports Military Intervention Against Isis The WP Opposes Arming Local Groups to Fight Isis The WSJ Blames Obama for the Instability in the Middle East 5. The Beginning of the Russian Intervention in Syria (Period Iv)The NYT Highlights the Contradictions of Obama's Policies The WP Claims that Obama's Policies FailedThe WSJ Fears Russian Expansionism6. The Fall of Eastern Aleppo (Period V)The NYT Relays a Neutral Frame of Obama's Syria Policy The WP Criticizes Obama's and Trump's Views on Syria The WSJ Focuses on the Incoming Trump Administration7. The US-UK-French Airstrikes Against Syria (Period VI) The NYT Opposes the Airstrikes The WP Considers the Airstrkes Insufficient The Wsj Adopts an Advisory Tone Toward TrumpConclusion The Syrian Conflict and the Crisis Of US Journalism Appendix Identifying News Frames Selecting and Analyzing the Dataset Bibliography Index

Gabriel Huland is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bath, UK. His published articles have appeared in the Journal of Communication and Media Studies. He holds a PhD from SOAS University of London and prior to academia he was a practicing journalist.

This book stands at the junction of media studies and political science, a vast field indeed given how central the media are in modern politics. In addressing the current flaws of journalism in the United States, Huland sheds a special light on a key aspect of what has nowadays become an undisputed truth: the deep crisis of US democracy.

• List of Figures List of Tables Foreword A Note on the Referencing StyleIntroduction Why Framing Matters Can News Reports Be Objective?Changing Times for US Newspapers The Plan of The Book 1. Media, Foreign Policy and International ConflictsThe Public Dimension of Foreign Policy International Conflicts in Us MediaThe End of the Cold War and the CNN Effect HypothesisReporting the Syrian RevolutionThe Cascading Activation ModelThe Coverage of the Iraq War: A Return To Cold War Journalism?2. The Beginning of The Syrian Uprising (Period I)The NYT Supports Obama's Noninterventionist Approach The WP Urges Obama to Support the Protests The WSJ Criticizes US Engagement With The Syrian Regime3. The Eastern Ghouta Chemical Attack (Period II) The NYT Highlights the Debates Inside the Obama Administration The WP Calls for a Strong Response Against Assad The WSJ Urges the US to Attack Syria 4. The Expansion of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (Period III) The NYT Supports Military Intervention Against Isis The WP Opposes Arming Local Groups to Fight Isis The WSJ Blames Obama for the Instability in the Middle East 5. The Beginning of the Russian Intervention in Syria (Period Iv)The NYT Highlights the Contradictions of Obama's Policies The WP Claims that Obama's Policies FailedThe WSJ Fears Russian Expansionism6. The Fall of Eastern Aleppo (Period V)The NYT Relays a Neutral Frame of Obama's Syria Policy The WP Criticizes Obama's and Trump's Views on Syria The WSJ Focuses on the Incoming Trump Administration7. The US-UK-French Airstrikes Against Syria (Period VI) The NYT Opposes the Airstrikes The WP Considers the Airstrkes Insufficient The Wsj Adopts an Advisory Tone Toward TrumpConclusion The Syrian Conflict and the Crisis Of US Journalism Appendix Identifying News Frames Selecting and Analyzing the Dataset Bibliography Index