Media Analysis on Yemeni Affairs – October 21, 2024

The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (14 October – 18 October) in the international, Arab and local media. The media witnessed great coverage of various events, especially in the political, humanitarian, and military sides.

The media coverage of the international, Arab and local media of the Yemeni issue will be highlighted by explaining the complete frames that have been addressed and providing the numbers and statistical data for what has been monitored.

1. International media:

News monitoring for international media was carried out during the period (14 October – 18 October). The monitoring covered 39 media outlets and 60 news articles, as shown in Table (1).

Table (1)

The international media covered the Yemeni issue in a large way this week, with great emphasis on the political and humanitarian aspects, and the military aspect in particular. The number of articles that were monitored in the international media reached 60 news articles. Where the political side received 23 news articles, 38%. The humanitarian side received 5 news articles, 8%. The military side was covered with 23 articles, a rate of 38%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (2)

Graph (1)

1. Arab media

News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (14 October – 18 October). The monitoring covered 35 media outlets and 93 news articles, as shown in Table (3).

Table (3)

The Arab media covered the Yemeni issue extensively this week. The number of articles that were monitored during this week reached 93 news articles. Where the political side received 23 articles, at a rate of 25%. The humanitarian framework received 22 articles, or 24%. As for the military framework, it received 15 articles, or 16%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (4)

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• Local Media

During the period (14 October – 18 October), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 113 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).

Table (5)

The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 113 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (14 October – 18 October), where the political side received 29 articles, at a rate of 26%. The humanitarian framework received 27 articles, or 24%. As for the military framework, it received 18 articles, or 16%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (6)

Graph (3)

Media Analysis

International, Arab, and local media covered the Yemeni file in all its political, humanitarian, military, economic, etc. aspects. Politically, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned of the risks of escalation in the Middle East impacting Yemen’s situation, urging all parties to commit to peace through decisive actions. As for the humanitarian aspect, it witnessed widespread coverage due to the worsening humanitarian crisis, with the World Bank warning about the insecurity in the Red Sea and its repercussions on Yemen’s food supply, noting an increase in food insecurity, with over a million additional people affected this year. The military aspect also witnessed broader media coverage than in previous weeks, as on Tuesday, the “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis) announced that the US-UK coalition launched four airstrikes on Al Hudaydah Governorate. By Thursday, they stated that the US and UK had conducted 15 airstrikes on Sana’a and Saada, using American B-2 strategic bombers. The group also announced they targeted 196 vessels connected to Israel, the US, and the UK over 11 months, in support of Gaza.