Research Article

The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict

Number: 18 December 31, 2025
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The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict

Abstract

This study aims to examine how crisis communication is constructed through news discourse in the context of Israel’s attacks on Gaza following October 7, 2023. The primary focus is a comparative analysis of sixty news reports selected from those published by Anadolu Agency and Reuters between 7–14 October 2023. Methodologically, news reports related to Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, and Israel published by the two agencies within the specified period were identified using the Habermetre dataset. In total, 573 Reuters reports and 516 Anadolu Agency reports constitute the study population. From this corpus, sixty reports were selected through simple random sampling and analyzed using the Wordsmith software to generate word lists; concordance analyses of the most frequently occurring words were then conducted to determine the framing strategies adopted by both agencies. The findings will be interpreted in relation to key processes of crisis communication—informing, victimisation/supportive communication, and accountability. Accordingly, crisis communication and framing theory provide the theoretical foundation of the study. The research aims to contribute to the literature by demonstrating, through a systematic discourse analysis based on linguistic data, how crisis communication is constructed through the integration of quantitative and qualitative methods. Ultimately, the article argues that in global crises, the media function not merely as channels of information dissemination but also as actors that interpret and reproduce social reality.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Culture, Representation and Identity, Cultural Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

November 16, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 18

APA
Erol, M. (2025). The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict. Bulletin of Palestine Studies, 18, 305-338. https://doi.org/10.34230/fiad.1825034
AMA
1.Erol M. The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict. BPS. 2025;(18):305-338. doi:10.34230/fiad.1825034
Chicago
Erol, Metin. 2025. “The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict”. Bulletin of Palestine Studies, nos. 18: 305-38. https://doi.org/10.34230/fiad.1825034.
EndNote
Erol M (December 1, 2025) The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict. Bulletin of Palestine Studies 18 305–338.
IEEE
[1]M. Erol, “The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict”, BPS, no. 18, pp. 305–338, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.34230/fiad.1825034.
ISNAD
Erol, Metin. “The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict”. Bulletin of Palestine Studies. 18 (December 1, 2025): 305-338. https://doi.org/10.34230/fiad.1825034.
JAMA
1.Erol M. The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict. BPS. 2025;:305–338.
MLA
Erol, Metin. “The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict”. Bulletin of Palestine Studies, no. 18, Dec. 2025, pp. 305-38, doi:10.34230/fiad.1825034.
Vancouver
1.Metin Erol. The Discursive Construction of War in Anadolu Agency and Reuters News: A Crisis Communication of the 7–14 October, 2023, Hamas–Israel Conflict. BPS. 2025 Dec. 1;(18):305-38. doi:10.34230/fiad.1825034

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