Semiotic analysis of corona pandemic images on news sites "A comparative Study between the German DW and the French France 24 sites in Its Arabic-speaking version"

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Assistant Professor and Head of Journalism Department at Akhbar Elyom Academy.

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The study aims to analyze images related to the Corona pandemic in news websites, by applying to the German DW and France 24 websites in their Arabic-speaking versions, using the semiological analysis tool, to reveal the different connotations of the published images, and analyzing the iconographic functions of the images represented by tools. People, things and time, and their use in the photo coverage of the Corona virus crisis, on the news sites under study, in addition to the content analysis tool to extract quantitative indicators; By monitoring and analyzing the sources of images, their patterns and areas of coverage of the images, to answer the questions of the study.
            The study found that the two news websites under study differed regarding the source of the published photos, so that the French news agency (AFP) ranked first, as well as in the areas of dealing with the pandemic. Precautionary measures in this regard and the role of the media in highlighting this, and finally about the patterns of images used in the photo coverage of the Corona Virus pandemic, so that the objective image prevailed, The semiotic models were taken advantage of in analyzing the images, by revealing the iconic functions in the images, and their implications in interpreting the relationship between the aspects of coverage at the specific and implicit levels, and the tools were predominant in the mask, due to the importance of the media’s role in awareness, and about the special iconographic functions. In terms of people, the "public leadership personalities" prevailed to focus on the role of the state through the statements of presidents, and the researcher presented a qualitative analysis based on the semiotic analysis of images with a detailed analysis of a model from each of the coverage axes in each of the two study sites, and dealt with the most prominent iconic functions in The image to be analyzed in terms of the fine message and the implicit message, in addition to describing the image, and its body language.

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