Against the Grain: Elite Consensus, Press Independence and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War. (18th November 2021)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Against the Grain: Elite Consensus, Press Independence and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War. (18th November 2021)
- Main Title:
- Against the Grain: Elite Consensus, Press Independence and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War
- Authors:
- Rowling, Charles M.
Gilmore, Jason
McCue, Patrick - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: This study examines the political and news discourse that surrounded the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War. We use this as a case study to engage the broader scholarly debate over the process and conditions under which U.S. news coverage aligns with, or exhibits independence from, the views expressed by government officials. Specifically, we systematically analyze White House, congressional and U.S. news discourse throughout the war. We find that officials consistently invoked the narrative that the United States should, for both moral and strategic reasons, support Israel. Nonetheless, news coverage in the New York Times and CNN did not reflect the level of consensus that existed among these officials. Instead, journalists exercised considerable independence, routinely identifying and amplifying dissenting opinion, especially from foreign sources, that challenged the dominant narrative expressed by U.S. officials.
- Is Part Of:
- Journalism studies. Volume 22:Number 15(2021)
- Journal:
- Journalism studies
- Issue:
- Volume 22:Number 15(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 22, Issue 15 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 15
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0022-0015-0000
- Page Start:
- 2122
- Page End:
- 2138
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-18
- Subjects:
- News norms -- press independence -- framing -- foreign sourcing -- indexing -- cascading activation -- Israel-Lebanon War
Journalism -- Periodicals
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http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/1461670X.2021.1986116 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1461-670X
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