Media and Political Conflict: News from the Middle East

by Gadi Wolfsfeld

Book Overview

The news media have become the central arena for political conflicts today. It is, therefore, not surprising that the role of the news media in political conflicts has received a good deal of public attention in recent years. Media and Political Conflict provides readers with an understanding of the ways in which news media do and do not become active participants in these conflicts. The author's 'political contest' model provides an alternative approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521589673
• ISBN13: 9780521589673
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"