The Press and Politics in Israel: The Jerusalem Post from 1932 to the Present

by Erwin Frenkel

Overview

This informal history by a former long-time editor of The Jerusalem Post represents the only book to date that depicts the relationship between the press and the political system in Israel. This is an invaluable insider's report of Israel's only English-language daily newspaper and its role in society and in political developments from the 1930s to the present. Erwin Frenkel's story is a chronological account of the newspaper from the days of Palestine under the British mandate system, through independence, to the 1990s. It shows how the newspaper has functioned both in support of and in opposition to various governments and political parties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313289576
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/1993
Series:	Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications , #44
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	616,428
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1130L (what's this?)

About the Author

ERWIN FRENKEL is an Israeli jourbanalist and writer who served for years as editor of The Jerusalem Post until its sale to a conglomerate recently.

Table of Contents

Preface
Beginnings
News and Other Party Games
Family Feuds before The Six-Day War
A New Israel and a New Press
Uncaging a Newspaper
Reporting Mr. Begin
Unity Without Consent
The Intifada and the Press
Conglomerate Conquest
Bibliography
Index