• Nadia Hameed Hassoon

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This paper uses discourse analysis to analyze the linguistic elements employed in how
two different newspapers report on a certain event in Bahrain. This paper will address the
question of what linguistic structures are employed in the two news stories to influence the
perceptions of the reader in opposite directions. The two newspapers are published in countries
that hold opposing views about the government in Bahrain and the protests taking place on its
streets. This paper uses methods of discourse analysis such as thematic analysis, lexical
cohesion, naming and macrostructure analysis to interpret how the inclination, bias and
loyalties of the newspaper are being conveyed to the reader. The representation in the Saudi
Gazette is mainly neutral while it excludes any information that reflects poorly on the Bahraini
government or puts it in a negative light. On the other hand, the Tehran Times uses a lot of
references to negative actions of the government to discredit it and make the legal amendment
appear as a tool of oppression against the Bahraini protestors.

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