Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias in American newspapers
Subtitle: how they reported the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah and Israeli-Hamas wars
By: Jeffrey Tischauser ;with a foreword by Katrina Bell-Jordon
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780773439016
Description: "This book compares the New York TImes news coverage of the Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006 and the Israeli-Gaza conflict of 2006 with war coverage as reported by the Chicago Tribune and Washington Times"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Review of research. Representations of Arabs and Islam in news and entertainment media; title: Ideological coverage of terrorism; title: The Orientalist tradtion in U.S. press coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict; title: The first media researchers; title: Propaganda model background; title: Literature review of propaganda model; title: News filters : media ownership, advertisers, and flak; title: Sources : the most provocative filter; title: The methodological approach; title: Findings. Content analysis findings; title: Textual analysis findings; title: Unrest in the Palestinian Territories before Operation Summer Rain; title: Descriptions of civilian death; title: War coverage; title: Actors : Hamas and Hezbollah; title: Third-party actors; title: Discussion. Israel and the definition of aggression; title: Terrorism versus counterterrorism; title: The roots of Palestinian grievances; title: The Separation Wall; title: Israeli settlements in the West Bank; title: Institutional injustice and prejudice; title: Attacks on Palestinian culture; title: Limits of Israeli democracy; title: Solutions to the conflict; title: Roots of Hezbollah's grievances; title: Conclusion.