Watching how others watch us: the Israeli media's treatment of international coverage of the Gaza War

Orgad, Shani ORCID: 0000-0001-5129-4203 (2009) Watching how others watch us: the Israeli media's treatment of international coverage of the Gaza War. Communication Review, 12 (3). pp. 250-261. ISSN 1071-4421

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This article examines how national broadcast media in Israel reported on the international coverage of the Gaza war. It show how, on the one hand, the national media's treatment of international coverage generated effective estrangement: casting doubt on commonsensical national discourses and encouraging a critical and reflexive reporting. At the same time, the Israeli media's coverage of “how others see us” reinforced attachment: it reproduced consensual and familiar narratives and denied alternative voices. The discussion highlights the significance of journalism during war for cultivating critical distance from national commonsensical narratives, and demonstrates how effective estrangement may be achieved.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.ht...
Additional Information:	© 2009 Taylor & Francis Group
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2010 12:27
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/26565

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