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This study analyzes the depiction of the presidents of the great nations during the conflict times in CNN (Cable News Network) website. The present study will depend on a great extent on the visual framing theory in order to be able to identify the frames that appeared in the visual coverage of those presidents, according to the presumption of veracity that readers ascribe to the role of photographs in producing the meaning. Therefore, this study will be considered very timely. The analysis is meant to focus on explaining how the international website presented the pictures of those presidents and how they are visually framed (involved or not, interacting or not… etc.). Also, the analysis will be based on (position of presidents focused or unfocused “foreground, background”, camera angle, types of shots… etc.). This study fills a gap in research, as framing scholarship lacks studies on visual elements related to framing. The study will depend on the Survey method which is considered one of the most important basic research methods in Social Sciences. The sample of the study will be about CNN, as the researcher found that this website is rich with photos related to the event to be analyzed, the study will analyze a period of three months. The issue of interest is given the current political situation in the world, and the international reaction towards different events. A systematic analysis was conducted on visual coverage of the presidents of great nations. A website is analyzed, which is CNN (Cable News Network). The recent political unrest in the world provided an opportunity to examine differences in how visuals of the presidents were presented to the audience.
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