The Pocessing of Extremism’s Manifestations in the T.V Talk Shows : A Paper Extracted from A Masters Thesis
Media Processing
T.V talk shows
Religious extremism
Media Framing
This study aims to know how and what is the media processing presented by the television talk shows for the religious extremism topics in terms of topics, hosted personalities, and ways to address this global phenomenon.
The study is based on descriptive research, and the researcher used the analytical-survey method, analyzing the episodes of (Awkar Al Dhalam) T.V Show which was presented on Al-Iraqiya News Channel, and (Islam Hur) T.V Show which was presented on Al-Hurra in 2019 with 25 episodes from each Show, The sample and research community was chosen with the intent to cover the research problem and its
The study reached several conclusions, including:
- The various dialogs in the episodes of the two shows explained the concept of extremism, its types and manifestations, the dismantling of its intellectual system, and revel its deviation from the Mohammadi approach of Islam, and the reasons for this phenomenon.
- Both shows implemented several frames to process the issues of religious extremism. the conflict and responsibility frames were the most often used, followed by humanitarian concerns and ethical aspects.
- The extensive use of prominence and choice, as well as the use of omission and exclusion, these methods are often associated with the framing process. Highlighting certain elements requires neglecting others.
- Both shows emphasized hosting intellectuals, specialized researchers, and experts in dealing with religious extremism.
- Both shows dealt with the topics related to the extremism by explaining the evils and dangers of the phenomenon of extremism in all its details and circumstances and trying to create a public opinion against extremism. this processing did not reach the required integration stage, as it was not without the effects of ideological convictions and the orientations of those in charge of these shows and the policy of the sponsoring and broadcast channels.
- Both shows agreed on most of the topics they raised for the dialogue, However, the differences were relatively few.
