Dr Sumaya Al Nahed
Dr Sumaya Alnahed is an Associate Professor in Journalism and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Journalism and BA (Hons) Broadcast and Digital Journalism. Her research mainly involves analysis of news media representations, through an evaluation of the impact of social, political, and cultural influences on news production.
Her research interests include framing analysis, Middle Eastern news, coverage of elections, social movements and social change, and representations of diversity and inclusion in mainstream media. Some of her research has covered the Arab Uprisings, Al Jazeera, the BBC, Brexit, and the Coronavirus.
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Qualifications
BA (Hons), MA, PhD, PgCert
Teaching
Dr Sumaya Alnahed is an Associate Professor in Journalism and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Journalism and BA (Hons) Broadcast and Digital Journalism. Her research mainly involves analysis of news media representations, through an evaluation of the impact of social, political, and cultural influences on news production.
Research
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Research and publications
Selected peer-reviewed journal articles:
Alnahed, S. (2022); The BBC and Covid 19: The Politicisation of a Pandemic? Media and the Covid 19 Pandemic: Framing Public Discourse; Routledge
Alnahed, S. (2018); Breaking the Language Barrier? Comparing TV news frames across texts in different languages; Special Issue: Framing War and Conflict; War, Media, and Conflict, Dec. 2018.
Alnahed, S. (2016); Framing the Libyan Uprising: A Comparison between Al Jazeera Arabic’s and BBC Arabic’s Coverage of the 2011 Uprising and the Ensuing NATO Intervention; Journal of Arab and Muslim Media Research, April 2016; 9 (1).
Alnahed, S. (2015); Covering Libya: A Framing Analysis of Al Jazeera’s and the BBC’s Coverage of the 2011 Libyan Uprisings and NATO Intervention; Middle East Critique, May 2015 (24.3).
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Conferences
Alnahed, S. (2021) Framing Racial Injustice: Covering Black Lives Matter in the UK; Future of Journalism Conference; Cardiff University; September 2021
Alnahed, S. (2016); A Question of Language? A Comparative Analysis of BBC Arabic and Al Jazeera Arabic’s Coverage of the 2011 Libyan Uprising and NATO Intervention; Exit Velocity; The Culture Capital Exchange; University of West London
Alnahed, S. (2014); Covering Libya: A Comparative Study of Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Arabic, BBC Arabic and BBC World News; British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES); University of Sussex.
Alnahed, S. (2013); Comparing Al Jazeera: A Framing Analysis of Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic Coverage of the 2011 Libyan Uprising; Media, War and Conflict; Royal Holloway University of London.
