Lederman, Jim

Battle lines : the American media and the intifada Jim Lederman - New York : Holt, c1992. - x, 342 p. ; 24 cm.

Analysis of how the American press and electronic media operate overseas during the newsbreaking stories, especially "the intifada."



Trapped in a story line -- Caught in a cage of their own design -- Blundering into success -- A zoom lens in a maze made of mirrors -- Technical tic-tac-toe -- The medium is a marketplace -- Visions of reality -- Whence words? -- Journalists as participants -- The Intifada and practical issues in modern foreign reporting -- And who will watch the watchdogs themselves?

Analyzes the news story of the intifada, the uprising of Palestinians on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem in December 1987 and how the American media function in crisis situations far from home.



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Jewish-Arab relations in the press--United States
Intifada, 1987-1993
Foreign correspondents--Influence--Israel
Foreign news--Objectivity--United States
Television broadcasting of news--Social aspects--United States
Intifada, 1987-1992
Jewish-Arab relations
Foreign correspondents
Foreign news

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