This study adds to the discussion about media objectivity during times of international conflict. Examining media performance in the context of United States policy toward the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, we analyze 512 stories between June 2014 and June 2015, sampling from six leading print and online news outlets. Results show that print and online media outlets tracked together in the early months of the conflict, and online outlets were faster to move away from official sources than print outlets in the months following congressional votes. The difference in source coverage did not equate to a difference in policy coverage between media formats over the course of the year. Coverage of policy justifications was sparse in both formats, though print showed evidence of a downward trend while online coverage was flat throughout the year.

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媒体表现和客观性：军事干预数字和印刷新闻的报道

这项研究增加了国际冲突时期媒体客观性的讨论。在美国对伊拉克和叙利亚伊斯兰国采取政策的背景下，我们检查了媒体的表现，我们分析了2014年6月至2015年6月之间的512个故事，样本来自六个领先的印刷和在线新闻媒体。结果表明，在冲突的最初几个月中，印刷媒体和在线媒体商店一起跟踪，而在国会投票后的几个月中，与官方媒体相比，在线商店离官方来源的转移要快。来源覆盖率的差异并不等于一年中媒体格式之间政策覆盖率的差异。两种格式的政策论据报道都很少，尽管印刷显示出下降趋势的迹象，而全年的在线报道却持平。