عنوان

Into Dabiq: A Content Analysis of Isil's Jihadist Magazine

Number

TL49572

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Into Dabiq: A Content Analysis of Isil's Jihadist Magazine

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Andrew Perrott

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Baggerman, Thomas; Hallock, Steve

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Point Park University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

105

Text of Note

Committee members: Cecala, Robin; Dorsten, Aimee M.

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-18913-1

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

Discipline of degree

Communication Technology

Body granting the degree

Point Park University

Text preceding or following the note

2017

Text of Note

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has taken the world by surprise. It has been heavily reported that ISIL incorporates e-publications and social media for recruitment purposes. These propaganda networks are believed to be crucial in the radicalization of recruits in Western countries. To understand the effectiveness of these propaganda outlets, the author of this paper conducted a content analysis of ISIL's monthly magazine Dabiq. The magazines read by the researchers were analyzed for their themes and content. There were five research questions that the author wished to answer in conducting this study. The author theorized that Dabiq would function as a news source for jihadists to counter Western media. So the researchers asked will the topics explored in Dabiq mirror western media stories running at the same time? ISIL has to compete with other jihadist organizations for recruits. Therefore the author asked, will Dabiq have articles criticizing other Jihadist terrorist organizations? The researcher theorized that the e-publication would have the same consistent content as ISIL's social media pages. The researchers asked, will the percentages of certain topics found in Dabiq mirror those of the social media outlets created by ISIL. The research conducted in the literature review found that propaganda functions to 'support' the ideologies of the group or 'undermine' the ideologies of its enemies. Groups such as the NSDAP focused more on 'supporting' their ideology than tearing down others, despite the evidence of 'undermining' propaganda. The author asked, will there be more "supporting propaganda" articles than "undermining propaganda" articles? The religion of Islam is central to radical jihadists. It was theorized that Qur'an citations would be used to justify any and all actions of the group. The researchers asked, Will the Qur'an be cited at least once per article in Dabiq?

Communication; Mass communications

Subject Term

Communication and the arts;Dabiq;ISIL;Jihadist;Magazine;Propaganda;Terrorism

Distler, Michael Robert

Baggerman, Thomas; Hallock, Steve

Subdivision

Communication Technology

Point Park University

Call Number

1952301393; 10283179

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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