News Media & Peace Processes: The Middle East & Northern Ireland

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Year: 2001
Pages: 54
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756711185

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Gadi Wolfsfeld (au). The news media can play a central role in the promotion of peace. The role of the media does vary, however, & both researchers & practitioners must better understand the reasons for these variations. This report points to four major factors that impact this equation: (1) the amount of consensus among political elites in support of the peace process; (2) the number & intensity of crises associated with the process; (3) the extent to which shared media, used by both sides of the conflict, exist; & (4) the level of sensationalism as a dominant news value. The first two variables tells us something about the state of the political environment, while the final two relate to the media environment.

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