Abstract
To examine the interplay between ethnic bias and source credibility, we designed a blind experiment in which 112 Jewish-Israeli students rate the credibility and professionalism of videos broadcast by CNN, BBC, Fox News, and Al-Jazeera English (AJE) after removing identifying details. We then compared the results to a control group (n = 99) who viewed the raw videos. Both the experiment and the control group rated AJE’s material significantly lower on credibility and professionalism in comparison to the other networks’ materials. Further research revealed the reason for this result. Although AJE’s materials were not labeled, announcers and other speakers (speaking in English) pronounced Arabic names and terms with a distinct Arab accent (i.e. correctly). Findings therefore highlight the pervasive ethnocentrism of international news viewership and offer support for a “hostile media perception” theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Media and Translation |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. |
| Pages | 267-289 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781623561017 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781623566463 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Arts and Humanities