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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
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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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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