The participation of Palestinian-Israeli politicians in public and commercial television and radio in Israel as capability. (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shomron, Baruch; Schejter, Amit
• Is Part Of: International communication gazette. Volume 84:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: Broadcast media -- capabilities approach -- Palestinian-Israelis -- politicians -- social justice; Journalism -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Periodicals; 384
• DOI: 10.1177/1748048521990565
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0485

Abstract

This study examines how media representations of Palestinian-Israeli politicians, can help community members realize their capabilities. The study's database is comprised of 1, 207 interviews conducted with Palestinian-Israeli politicians on news and current affairs programs on the three national television channels and the two national radio stations in Israel, for 24 months (2016-2017). We identified and analyzed the differences in the modes of representation between national and local Palestinian-Israeli politicians and between Palestinian-Israeli parliament members in the Joint List and Palestinian-Israeli parliament members in Zionist parties, all through the capabilities prism. In this study, we demonstrated how different types of Palestinian-Israeli politicians may potentially affect the realization of different political functions and capabilities. Analyzing political representations in the media through the theoretical framework of the 'capabilities approach' contributes to a more comprehensive insight into the roles the media can play promoting people's wellbeing and human rights, relative to traditional media theories.