Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.AAKR1 Abstract This pilot study employs corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine media portrayals of the Great March of Return (GMR) in two contrasting news outlets: The Palestine Chronicle (PC) and Haaretz. A corpus of 11,611 words was compiled from 18 articles published between March …
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Arab Journalists’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Drones in Media Coverage of the Gaza War: Case Study of Al Arabiya Channel (Arabic)
Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.HAB1 Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study investigates Arab journalists’ attitudes toward the use of drone technology in Al Arabiya Channel’s coverage of the Gaza War. Utilizing the survey method, data were collected through an online questionnaire distributed via Google Forms to a purposive sample …
Read More »Tweeting Solidarity Across Borders: A Social Network Analysis of pro-Palestinian Activism
Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.DT1 Abstract This research seeks to identify influential online actors on X and study the thematic narratives in the digital public sphere, with a specific focus on communications pertaining to Palestinian protests. In challenging the mainstream narratives propagated by traditional media outlets in some Western countries, …
Read More »Women and Conflict: Challenges and Risks Facing Women Journalists in the Gaza Strip During a Time of War
Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://www.doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.ROKA Abstract This paper examines the situation of women journalists during the current war in Gaza (2023-2025) after the events of October 7, 2023. The situation of women journalists is examined through the framework of gender as it pertains to conflict and war reporting, focusing on …
Read More »Engaging Youth in History Through Immersive Storytelling: A Case Study of the ‘Once Upon a Time in Palestine’ XR Documentary
Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/SS24EYVR Abstract This paper explores the Once Upon a Time in Palestine XR Documentary as a case study to investigate the potential of virtual and augmented reality technologies in reshaping historical narratives through immersive stories that engage youth with history. The documentary recounts the oral history …
Read More »Hamas in Cyberspace: Social Media and Forms of Political Expression
Issue 35, winter/spring 2023 https://doi.org/10.70090/MA23HCSM Abstract This study examines the digital practices and online discourses of Hamas on Twitter, with a specific focus on the Palinfoen account linked to the Palestinian Information Centre (PIC). The study examines 3,500 tweets related to events in Palestine, which were either tweeted or retweeted …
Read More »Weaponizing Media and the Dangers of Subjective Truth: Reflections on the “Arab Media Between Conflict and Peace” panel
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/FR21WMDS In contemporary conflicts, knowing the enemy—the first lesson in any war—has become elusive. With fewer boots on the ground, less interstate conflict, and more fractured and violent terrorist factions, knowing exactly who one is fighting has become increasingly difficult. Accordingly, information warfare, the control of …
Read More »Pathways to Global Justice: Turning Points, Media, and Palestine Solidarity among Diaspora Jews
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/ES21PSDJ Abstract This article examines the processes by which Jewish Americans become involved in Palestine solidarity activism through a case study of the non-profit organization, Jewish Voice for Peace. This study finds American Jews tend to attribute their support for Palestine to historical events and media …
Read More »Book Review | Routledge Handbook on Arab Media
First Edition - Edited By Noureddine Miladi, Noha Mellor (Routledge, 2020) The Routledge Handbook on Arab Media is an encyclopedic depiction of the history, roles, models of ownership, and regulations of print, broadcast, and online media in 20 Arab countries out of the 22 Arab countries represented in the Arab …
Read More »Information At War: Hamas vs. the IDF
Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/PS20IWHI Excerpted from Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare To be published by Polity Books, summer 2021 The persistent conflict between Israel and Hamas only occasionally attracts much attention beyond its own region, but for the women, men, and children on the ground this …
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