Foreign Policy and the Framing of the 2003 Iraq War in Elite Swedish and US Newspapers

• This study investigated the framing of the Iraq War in the elite newspapers in Sweden and the USA during the offi cial war period, 20 March–1 May 2003. The content analysis revealed signifi cant cross-cultural differences in the framing of the war in terms of tone, frames and use of sources. The differences in framing were consistent with the characteristics of the national political environment and foreign policy stances in each country.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications (hsv//eng)

Keyword

cross-cultural framing of conflict

Iraq War coverage

news framing

Swedish press

US press

Media and communication studies

Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)