Global Media Representation of Campus Protests in American Universities in The Resolution Of The Gaza Conflict

Starting on October 7, 2023, the Gaza events are one of the most important international problems affecting the agenda of Türkiye and the world. The human tragedy in Gaza, which went beyond the problem of the conflict to genocide, deeply affected not only sensitive politicians, statesmen and journalists, but also the world of science. The April 17, 2024 protests in support of Gaza, which started at Columbia University, one of the best universities in the US, and the subsequent actions carried out with scientific solidarity in American and European Universities are important in terms of demonstrating the power of science, academia and student solidarity in conflict resolution. While we have scientific analyses on the solutions offered by science against problems such as the climate crisis and coronavirus, it is seen that scientific analyses have not been made on the actions against the human tragedy in Gaza and the way theseactions are reflected in the media. This study aims to reveal how the protests in support of Gaza, especially in American and European universities, are covered by global media outlets. Within the scope of the research, American CNN, British BBC, Russian RT, Chinese CGTN, Qatari Al Jazeera, Turkish TRT World, Israeli The Times of Isreal news websites were analyzed between April and May 2024, when student and academic protests at universities were intense. As a result of the detailed quantitative and qualitative content analysis of global news sites within the framework of Herman and Chomsky's propaganda themes, it was determined that there were differences in the presentation and word analysis of the news. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the student protests in universities, supported by scientists, led to a significant difference in the resolution of the conflict in the context of the Gaza crisis and led to a break in America's policy towards Israel.