Behind media marginality : coverage of social groups and places in the Israeli press / Eli Avraham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avraham, Eli.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Social aspects--Israel.

Journalism.

Minorities--Press coverage--Israel.

Minorities.

Minorities--Press coverage.

Journalism--Social aspects.

Israel.

Physical Description:

xi, 258 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003]

Summary:

Behind Media Marginality examines the considerations and decisions that have resulted in the distorted and negative media coverage of minority groups in the Israeli media. Author Eli Avraham looks closely at media portrayals of those living in the geographic margins of Israeli kibbutzim, Jewish settlements in the West Bank, development cities, and the Israeli-Arab community from the 1960s through the 1990s. An analysis both of media operations and of Israeli society, this book provides important insights into the role of the media in the formation of national identity.

Contents:

Part 1 Media Representation of Social Groups and Places

1 The Media and Construction of Reality 13

2 The Model and the Factors Shaping Place Coverage Patterns 25

Part 2 Findings

3 Characteristics of Social Groups and Places 49

4 The Social-Political Distance between Centers of Power and Social Groups 71

5 Media Representation as a Function of Social-Ideological Distance 93

6 Media Organization Policy Toward Coverage of Social Groups and Places 127

7 Social-Political Environment 163

8 Social Groups' Media Strategies, Spokesmanship, and Public Relations 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.

ISBN:

0739104640

OCLC:

52214938