[ecrea] Media Coverage of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict: Call for Submissions

>CALL FOR PAPERS:
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>Please forward to people who may be interested.
>
>Thank you.
>Regards
>
>Noureddine Miladi (PhD)
>Centre for Arab & Muslim Media Research
>www.cammro.com
>London, UK
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>INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
>Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli 
>Conflict: Perception, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
>
>Date: Saturday, 17 February 2007
>Venue: University of Westminster, Marylebone 
>Campus,35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS, UK
>
>This conference gathers academics, journalists, 
>researchers, policy makers and civil society 
>organisations to discuss the coverage of the 
>Palestinian/Israeli conflict by various news 
>media organisations and its implications on 
>public opinion as well as formulation of foreign policy.
>No news subject generates more complaints about 
>media objectivity than the Middle East in 
>general and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 
>particular. The region has one of the highest 
>concentrations of journalists in the world, 
>reflecting intense worldwide interest in the 
>conflict. There are 350 foreign news 
>organizations based in Jerusalem alone, 
>employing some 800 reporters, cameramen and 
>technicians. Since the beginning of 2004, 
>another 1,300 accredited journalists have 
>visited the region. The number is likely to 
>become much higher if freelancers and writers 
>who enter as visitors without presenting credentials are included.
>
>But how are they covering the on-going conflict?
>How impartial are the Western media in covering 
>the conflict as compared to the Arab media? Do 
>the BBC, CNN and others serve the agenda of the 
>British and American foreign policies? Is 
>Al-Jazeera objective in covering the conflict or 
>it does fan the flames of radicalism in the 
>region? How much does the media coverage 
>resonate into public opinion formation and, 
>hence help influence policymakers' actions and 
>decisions? What should be the role of the media 
>vis-à-vis the conflict? And what could be the 
>future prospects of the current situation in 
>light of the global media and communication developments?
>
>Conference themes:
>- History of the conflict: Palestine the land 
>and the people before and after the British Mandate
>- Zionism, Jewish settlements, the emergence of 
>the state of Israel and the roots of the conflict
>- Mediating the conflict: the BBC and the British public opinion
>- Arab media and the portrayal of the on-going occupation
>- Arab VS Western media: are we watching the same conflict?
>- Western public opinion perception of the media coverage
>- Use of propaganda by states and organizations
>- Palestinian Diaspora: is Satellite TV bridging the identity gap?
>- Blogging, YouTube and MySpace in reporting the 
>war, what role has the internet been playing?
>- US media, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the American foreign policy
>- Media coverage and policy making in the West: What implications?
>- Strategies and future prospects for the region
>
>Call for submissions:
>We encourage scholars and researchers from 
>across the world and with different disciplinary 
>backgrounds to participate in this timely and 
>unique conference. Abstracts of no more than 500 
>words should be submitted by the 15 November 
>2006. Papers should reflect one or more of the 
>conference themes mentioned above. Particularly 
>welcome are papers based on empirical work and a 
>clear research method (s). Deadline for full papers is 15 January 2007.
>Please send all submissions and enquiries to the conference team on:
>
>e-mail: (info /at/ cammro.com)
>Tel: + 44 (0) 7852 269 302; www.cammro.com
>
>
>

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