Digital public sphere and Palestine-Israel conflict: A conceptual analysis of news coverage

Abstract

The news coverage of conflicts has transformed with the introduction of digital media. The available literature on media coverage of Palestine-Israel conflict is mainly focused on traditional news coverage or social media dimension of the conflict information. There exists a literature gap on social media coverage of Palestine-Israel conflict by the traditional news organizations. This study explores the changing pattern of traditional media’s coverage of the longstanding conflict in the wake of new communication technologies through appraisal of the existing literature. The analysis revealed that the traditional news organizations have adopted social networking platforms as a business model to cover Palestine-Israel conflict. It was found that the traditional news outlets use the new media because it is cost-effective and have instantaneous outreach to maximum number of netizens. The new tools of communication offer multimedia platforms where conflict-related text, videos and images can be posted simultaneously. The study proposes to conduct future research on media-conflict relationship by focusing the use of new communication tools by the traditional media.

Understanding media empowerment: citizen journalism in Palestine

“…The increase in the extent to which ordinary citizens produce and spread news has been noticed in several studies (e.g. Carr et al, 2014 ; Durante and Zhuravskaya, 2018 ; Lin, 2014 ; Nah et al, 2017 ; Zahoor and Sadiq, 2021 ). However, the extant literature shows a certain gap regarding the linkage of psychological elements and subsequent societal impacts of citizen journalism.…”

“…Advancements in technology and social media have shown a significant impact on journalism as a profession, education, and at the higher education level across various disciplines (e.g. psychology, economics, technology, sociology, communication, marketing, and politics) (Aldaihani and Shin, 2022 ; Gorwa and Guilbeault, 2020 ; Loizzo et al, 2018 ; Mutsvairo and Salgado, 2022 ; McIntyre and Gyldensted, 2018 ; Zahoor and Sadiq, 2021 ). In this context, citizen journalism is focused on the current study that pertains to the equal amount of informational resources that are available for journalists as professionals and other people through social media and internet outlets (Allan, 2013 ).…”

“…Notably, there have been several studies that assessed similar contexts focusing on conflict-related matters (e.g. Durante and Zhuravskaya, 2018 ; Hoxha and Hanitzsch, 2018 ; Zahoor and Sadiq, 2021 ), thus, leaving many aspects unexamined. Addressing this gap, the current study tends to establish a solid link between citizen journalism and Media empowerment by systematically analyzing professional and nonprofessional practices in this context.…”

Kapita Selekta Media, Budaya dan Masyarakat di Era Digital: Algoritma Penyaring Berita pada Narasi Pertikaian Israel-Palestina di Media Sosial

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Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Rivalry and the Middle Eastern Security: An Assessment

“…Iran's provision to Palestine and the burdened community is one of the key fundamentals of its foreign policy and one of the protuberant shares of its authorized ideology. Even though it would not be an overstatement to elaborate that Iran inclines to understand the Palestine issue as a beset state as well (Zahoor & Sadiq, 2021).…”