By Greg Philo &
Mike Berry
Based on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow
University Media Group, this
authoritative and well-referenced book examines media coverage
- and media bias - of the current conflict in the Middle East
and the impact this coverage has on public opinion.
Beginning with
a brief history of the present crisis from the period of the
British mandate in Palestine through to the creation of
Israel, the refugee crisis, the wars, attempts at peace, Oslo
and Wye Accords and the intifadas, it then examines media
coverage of the conflict, mainly focusing on television news -
and discussing the major differences in the way Israelis and
Palestinians are represented on television.
Using new
techniques to identify trends in public understanding and
belief, it looks at audience reception and shows very clearly
how public belief and opinion have been shaped by news
reporting. In the light of the Group's findings, alternative
and improved ways of presenting news are considered, based on
research which involves broadcasters, academics, journalists
and ordinary viewers.
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