The Press and Politics in Israel - The Jerusalem Post from 1932 to the Present

This informal history by a former long-time editor of The Jerusalem Post represents the only book to date that depicts the relationship between the press and the political system in Israel. This is an invaluable insider's report of Israel's only English-language daily newspaper and its role in society and in political developments from the 1930s to the present. Erwin Frenkel's story is a chronological account of the newspaper from the days of Palestine under the British mandate system, through independence, to the 1990s. It shows how the newspaper has functioned both in support of and in opposition to various governments and political parties.

List of contents

Preface
Beginnings
News and Other Party Games
Family Feuds before The Six-Day War
A New Israel and a New Press
Uncaging a Newspaper
Reporting Mr. Begin
Unity Without Consent
The Intifada and the Press
Conglomerate Conquest
Bibliography
Index

About the author

ERWIN FRENKEL is an Israeli journalist and writer who served for years as editor of The Jerusalem Post until its sale to a conglomerate recently.

Product details

• Authors: Erwin Frenkel, Frenkel Erwin
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1993
• EAN: 9780313289576
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28957-6
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Israel, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Press & journalism, Politics & government, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Politics and government, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), News media and journalism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Popular Culture: Media, Television, and Radio