The Israeli-Egyptian Peace Process in the Reporting of Western Journalists

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Examines, through the eyes of Western correspondents, the political and cultural issues surrounding the Arab-Israeli conflict. Of the enormous number of books published on the Arab-Israeli conflict, most focus on its history or the political dimensions of the current peace process. None, however, has provided an in-depth look at the relationship between those who shape the events and the Western journalists who cover them. In this bold new study, Mohammed A. el-Nawawy explores the ways in which government officials try to manipulate the news media, how the reporters contend with such interference, the professional and newsmaking roles of the journalists, and how their demographic and educational backgrounds influence their coverage of this crucial time and place. Through interviews with 168 Western correspondents--94 in Israel and 74 in Egypt--who, together, represent more than 88 percent of the whole population of foreign correspondents in the Middle East, the author provides an invaluable source of information on the day-to-day activities of reporters in the region, as well as their interactions with government officials.

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[o]ffers a much-needed glimpse into the news-making routines of an increasingly important group of reporters.-The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
This is a helpful book....Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.-Choice
"offers a much-needed glimpse into the news-making routines of an increasingly important group of reporters."-The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
"This is a helpful book....Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals."-Choice
"[o]ffers a much-needed glimpse into the news-making routines of an increasingly important group of reporters."-The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

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MOHAMMED EL-NAWAWY is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of West Florida. He has done extensive research in the fields of international communications and intercultural communications.