Intifada Hits the Headlines: How the Israeli Press Misreported the Outbreak of the Second Palestinian Uprising

In this nuanced and detailed study of newspaper reporting during the
escalation of the second Intifada in the fall of 2000, Daniel Dor shows how real
events are subject to distortion and manipulation by the media. In an analysis of
the heart of Israel's media establishment -- the newspapers Yediot Ahronot, Ma'ariv,
and Ha'aretz -- he finds a wide gap between the reality reported by field reporters
and the eventual newspaper accounts framed by editors. Led by beliefs, opinions, and
emotional...