Back Stories: U.S. News Production and Palestinian Politics

by Amahl Bishara

Book Overview

Few topics in the news are more hotly contested than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--and news coverage itself is always a subject of debate. But rarely do these debates incorporate an on-the-ground perspective of what and who newsmaking entails. Studying how journalists work in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Nablus, and on the tense roads that connect these cities, Amahl Bishara demonstrates how the production of U.S. news about Palestinians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804781419
• ISBN13: 9780804781411
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"