The participation of Palestinian-Israeli politicians in public and commercial television and radio in Israel as capability

Baruch Shomron, Amit Schejter

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Abstract

This study examines how media representations of Palestinian-Israeli politicians, can help community members realize their capabilities. The study’s database is comprised of 1,207 interviews conducted with Palestinian-Israeli politicians on news and current affairs programs on the three national television channels and the two national radio stations in Israel, for 24 months (2016-2017). We identified and analyzed the differences in the modes of representation between national and local Palestinian-Israeli politicians and between Palestinian-Israeli parliament members in the Joint List and Palestinian-Israeli parliament members in Zionist parties, all through the capabilities prism. In this study, we demonstrated how different types of Palestinian-Israeli politicians may potentially affect the realization of different political functions and capabilities. Analyzing political representations in the media through the theoretical framework of the ‘capabilities approach’ contributes to a more comprehensive insight into the roles the media can play promoting people’s wellbeing and human rights, relative to traditional media theories.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113-135
Number of pages23
JournalInternational Communication Gazette
Volume84
Issue number2
Early online date2 Feb 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Broadcast media
  • Palestinian-Israelis
  • capabilities approach
  • politicians
  • social justice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication
  • Sociology and Political Science

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