The Israeli-Egyptian Peace Process in the Reporting of Western Journalists

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Mohammed el-Nawawy

ISBN: 1-56750-544-9

ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-544-3

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232 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 1/30/2002

List Price: $105.00 (UK Sterling Price: £72.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Series Title: Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium

Description: Of the enormous number of books published on the Arab-Israeli conflict, most focus on its history or the political dimensions of the current peace process. None, however, has provided an in-depth look at the relationship between those who shape the events and the Western journalists who cover them. In this bold new study, Mohammed A. el-Nawawy explores the ways in which government officials try to manipulate the news media, how the reporters contend with such interference, the professional and newsmaking roles of the journalists, and how their demographic and educational backgrounds influence their coverage of this crucial time and place.

Through interviews with 168 Western correspondents—94 in Israel and 74 in Egypt—who, together, represent more than 88 percent of the whole population of foreign correspondents in the Middle East, the author provides an invaluable source of information on the day-to-day activities of reporters in the region, as well as their interactions with government officials.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Historical View
Oslo and After
Arabs and Israelis in the Western News Media: Images and Stereotypes
The Israeli and Egyptian Cultures: An In-depth Analysis
An "Insider" in Egypt; An "Outsider" in Israel
The Culture of Foreign Correspondents
Correspondents' Demographics and Their Professional Roles
Hypotheses for Analyzing the Recent Reporting and Views of Western Journalists for the Arab-Isreali Conflict
The Interview Process and the News Media Scenes in Israel and Egypt
Government-Media Relationship and Direct Censorship in Israel and Egypt
The Newsmaking Model for the Analysis of Government-Media Relationships in Israel and Egypt
The Public Relations Asymmetric Model for the Analysis of Government-Press Relationships in Israel and Egypt
A Personal Assessment of Newsmaking and Public Relations Asymmetric Models in the Context of Government-Press Relationships in Israel and Egypt
An Analysis of Newsmaking and Asymmetric Models in the Recent Reporting of Western Journalists on the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Process
An Analysis of the Cultural Impact on the Reporting of Western Journalists in Israel and Egypt
Epilogue: Lessons Learned
Appendices
References
Index

About the Author: MOHAMMED EL-NAWAWY is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of West Florida. He has done extensive research in the fields of international communications and intercultural communications.


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