This thesis aims to examine the news coverage of military aid sent to Ukraine after the escalation of the conflict on February 24th 2022. Over a period of one year, 169 news articles from the six...Show moreThis thesis aims to examine the news coverage of military aid sent to Ukraine after the escalation of the conflict on February 24th 2022. Over a period of one year, 169 news articles from the six most popular Dutch news outlets are analysed. The prevalence of five media frames is examined through a deductive study and framework set out by prior research. Whereas the conflict, economic consequences and responsibility frames are all found to be used in Dutch news coverage on the delivery of arms to Ukraine, the human impact and morality frames fail to reach the 0.5 threshold. Differences between news outlets are found when ranking them on a sensationalist-serious axis as well as their attitude towards the military aid. Additionally, seven phases of military aid are identified in which several important actors and context are disclosed to affect the arms send to Ukraine.Show less
