Headlines from the Holy Land Reporting the Israeli-Palestinian Confl
Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the world. Based on new archive research and original interviews, Headlines from the Holy Land explains why this fie
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10.1057/9781137395139 - Headlines from the Holy Land, James Rodgers
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‘Headlines from the Holy Land is an impressively, innovative form of history as media history, looking at one of the most complex stories of our age through the imperfect, shifting but revelatory perspectives of the many journalists who covered this often compelling tale as it unfolded, from its 1946 roots through the various wars and propaganda battles fought in the streets of Gaza or the networks of social media. James Rodgers offers an insightful, empathetic, and rigorous guide to how journalism struggled – often heroically – to tell one of the most brutal and difficult of international stories.’ Charlie Beckett, Director, Polis, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics, UK ‘James Rodgers is honestly direct about the challenges and pressures that make reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unique among the myriad of crises faced by international journalists, something he was uniquely placed to do as the only Western correspondent based in the Gaza Strip in the tumultuous years immediately after 9/11. But what makes this book so refreshing and incisive is that this account of reporting on this most intractable yet consequential conflict is the work of someone with the benefit of having been an experienced foreign correspondent but who now writes with the rigour of an academic’s eye on how our world is reported. In doing so, Rodgers leaves very few stones unturned, from the war over terminology and language to the increasing role of religion in a crisis centred on a small area brimful of contested holy sites, and he has framed it in a way that has context, careful analysis and is accessible to all those who either want to understand how this war which continues to have a major international impact is reported or to those who want to report it themselves.’ Rageh Omaar, International Affairs Editor, ITV News ‘Reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict often generates as much controversy as the issue itself. James Rodgers’ book is rare for approaching the subject of how the story has been told by Western journalists over the decades with an open mind and academic rigour. It combines detailed research and candid insights from many of the region’s seasoned correspondents with an accessible style that keeps the pages turning. With so many thoroughly biased self-appointed media watchdogs out there, it is refreshing to read something that genui
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