TY - JOUR
T1 - Violence and crime as inhibitors of capabilities
T2 - The case of Palestinian-Israelis and Israeli mass media
AU - Shomron, Baruch
AU - Schejter, Amit
N1 - Funding Information:
This study has been supported by a Career Integration Grant awarded by the Marie Curie FP7 program of the European Union [project #322207] and by the I-CORE Program of the Planning and Budgeting Committee and the Israel Science Foundation [grant no. 1716/12].
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PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - This study investigates how the media-portrayal of Palestinian-Israelis in the context of violence and crime, hinders Palestinian-Israelis’ abilities to realize their capabilities. Capabilities refer to what each individual is able to do or be representing their human freedom and wellbeing. The study presents a quantitative content-analysis of Palestinian-Israeli interviewees who appeared on all news and current affairs programs broadcast on the five Israeli networks during 2016–2017. Additionally, to better understand the implications of these mediated representations on individual’s capabilities, the study also includes semi-structured qualitative interviews with 20 Palestinian-Israeli individuals who consume these networks. Results suggest that essential capabilities for Palestinian-Israelis were typically hindered by the mass media, indicating the media did not fulfill their mission of advancing wellbeing.
AB - This study investigates how the media-portrayal of Palestinian-Israelis in the context of violence and crime, hinders Palestinian-Israelis’ abilities to realize their capabilities. Capabilities refer to what each individual is able to do or be representing their human freedom and wellbeing. The study presents a quantitative content-analysis of Palestinian-Israeli interviewees who appeared on all news and current affairs programs broadcast on the five Israeli networks during 2016–2017. Additionally, to better understand the implications of these mediated representations on individual’s capabilities, the study also includes semi-structured qualitative interviews with 20 Palestinian-Israeli individuals who consume these networks. Results suggest that essential capabilities for Palestinian-Israelis were typically hindered by the mass media, indicating the media did not fulfill their mission of advancing wellbeing.
KW - Violence
KW - capabilities
KW - crime
KW - palestinian-Israelis
KW - representations
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110544610&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10714421.2021.1951534
DO - 10.1080/10714421.2021.1951534
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85110544610
SN - 1071-4421
VL - 24
SP - 167
EP - 191
JO - Communication Review
JF - Communication Review
IS - 2
ER -