Representation of the Iran Nuclear Deal in American Media: The case of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times

The Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA) was signed on 14th July 2015 as a result of two years of intense direct negotiations between P5+1 and Iran which received a significant reportage both nationally and internationally. The present research is an attempt to analyse the results and outcomes driven form two American newspapers during the Iran nuclear deal negotiations in July 2015. The study deploys Van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a methodology and Hall’s representation theory as a theoretical framework. Two important national American newspapers and their editorials has been chosen as a case for analysis. The Wall Street Journal, representing conservative media and the New York Times, representing liberal media. Two week before the ratification of the Iran nuclear deal and a week after the ratification has been selected as a time frame of the study.

کلیدواژه ها:

Van Dijk CDA ، Hall’s representation theory ، Iran nuclear deal ، editorials