The Arab-Israeli Dispute: A Content Analysis of the Editorials of Four American Prestige Newspapers from 1948 to 1978
Abstract
Collected data were compared in the aggregate, between newspapers and over time during both conflict and nonconflict periods to provide long-term insight into press performance in coverage and commentary on the Arab-Israeli Dispute. Ten hypotheses and three research questions were promulgated against which data were analyzed and reported. Major findings of the research showed (1) a solid majority of editorials coded were predominantly neutral toward both the Arabs and Israelis, but (2) when the press did take sides these papers consistently favored the Israelis and were critical of the Arabs, and (3) time was a significant variable in the examination of press treatment of the Arab-Israeli conflict with pronounced shifts in editorial positions evident among these newspapers in the 31-year history of the dispute, and (4) there were significant differences among the newspapers chosen for study in their editorial treatment of Israel and the Arabs, and (5) on those issues central to the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict these prestige papers consistently sided with Israel and were critical of the Arabs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA151607
Entities
People
- Michael L. Warden
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology