Abstract
This chapter presents a critical discussion of the symbiosis between media and politics in Israel. Theoretically, the Israeli media operate in a pluralistic, democratic, and advanced sociopolitical climate, but in fact most of the media suffer from fragmentation, economic instability, and heavy political pressures. These elements are reflected, for example, in homogeneous news supply, massive cross-ownership, and recently by increasing governmental intervention. These elements have rapidly invaded social and online media as well. The first section of this chapter offers an overview of the structural, political, and economic characteristics of the Israeli news media. The second part outlines characteristics of the Israeli media coverage of political news, election campaigns, and political satire, such as framing, mediatization, negativity, personalization, and political bias.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society |
Editors | Reuben Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, Gideon Rahat |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 637-652 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190675585 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Crony capitalism
- Economic pressures
- Election campaigns
- Israel
- Israeli media
- Political bias
- Political news coverage
- Political pressures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences