معالجة موقع بوابة الوسط الإلكتروني لقضية الهجرة غير الشرعية في ليبيا

Abstract

Study Abstract

This study examined the coverage of the issue of illegal immigration in Libya by the "Al-Wasat Portal" website. It aimed to identify the nature of the journalistic treatment of the issue, the topics emphasized, the information sources relied upon, the figures most frequently featured, as well as the length of the content, its geographical scope, the illustrative elements used, and the media frames employed to present the issue.

The study adopted a descriptive approach using content analysis. The sample consisted of 32 journalistic pieces published on the "Al-Wasat Portal" between 2018 and 2019. The "topic" served as the unit of analysis, utilizing a content analysis form that included categories related to the nature of the journalistic coverage.

The study yielded several key findings: agreements were the most frequently addressed topic (46.9%), followed by responsibilities (34.4%) and incidents (18.7%), while the category of "proposed solutions" did not appear in the analyzed material.

The results also indicated that the website relied primarily on its own internal sources (75%), with limited reliance on local, international, or other sources. Regarding the figures featured, security-related figures ranked first (40.6%), followed by international officials (28.1%). In terms of content length, medium-length pieces ranked first (65.6%), followed by brief or superficial items (25%), and finally in-depth or long-form pieces (9.4%).

The results also indicated that international coverage led the geographical scope categories (43.8%), followed by local coverage (37.5%) and regional coverage (18.7%).

The website relied heavily on images as illustrative elements, with 84.4% of the analyzed content featuring them.

Furthermore, the "responsibility" frame emerged as the most frequently used media frame (65.6%), followed by the "ethical principles" frame (18.8%) and the "human interest" frame (15.6%).

Keywords: Online journalism, Al-Wasat portal, illegal immigration, journalistic treatment, content analysis, media frames.