Frameworks for How International News Outlets Covered the 2025 Gaza Ceasefire Agreement: An Analytical Study

Abstract

This research aims to identify the framing of the 2025 Gaza ceasefire agreement by international news websites and analyze media coverage patterns in light of News Framing Theory to understand news meaning construction for international audiences, addressing the primary question regarding the frames used by Al Jazeera Net, CNN, and BBC News from January to June 2025 through a descriptive study and survey method using content analysis, which revealed that "News Stories" (39%) and "Reports" (28%) dominated the journalistic genres, confirming a focus on the informational function, while the treatment primarily emphasized "Political and Diplomatic" issues (32%) followed by "Security and Military" matters (22%) as a strategic event, and established that "Field Reporters" were the primary information source (29%) providing credibility and direct documentation, whereas "Neutral Treatment" ranked first (28%) alongside a "Sympathetic towards civilians" trend (18%) to balance professionalism with the humanitarian dimension, finally noting a decline in "Plain Text" (16%) in favor of integrated "Text, Images, and Video" which collectively exceeded 50%.