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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 113-135 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | International Communication Gazette |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 2 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- Broadcast media
- Palestinian-Israelis
- capabilities approach
- politicians
- social justice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Sociology and Political Science