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The Media Image of Israel in German Online News

Roehl, Thomas Christoph
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8226-2650
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1617956112196541

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2021, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
The German relation to Israel is marked by its historic circumstances, namely the Shoah and the antisemitism which made it possible, but also cooperation between the two countries nowadays. Previous research on the portrayal of Israel in German print media, in particular during times of escalation in the Arab-Israeli conflict, have found a bias against Israel. This study provides an analysis of the media image of Israel in German online news media during a low-escalation period in the Arab-Israeli conflict, accounting for the changes in the media landscape due to digitalization and providing a comparison to traditional media. A sample by five German news outlets – Bild.de, n-tv.de, Spiegel.de, t-online.de and Zeit.de – during a 2019 low escalation-phase was analyzed using a structural objectivity content analysis. A focus was put on the overall evaluation as well as the topics and actors who can be found in the reporting. The findings show an overall balanced depiction with some outliers, in contrast to the portrayal of Israel during periods with high conflict.
Alexander Godulla (Committee Chair)
Jatin Srivastava (Committee Co-Chair)
Freya Sukalla (Committee Member)
286 p.
Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media
Israel; Germany; digital news; online news; news; Israeli; German; German media; Bild; Bild Zeitung; Zeit; Zeit Online; Spiegel; Spiegel Online; content analysis; media image; media potrayal; news bias; bias;

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  • Roehl, T. C. (2021). The Media Image of Israel in German Online News [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1617956112196541

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Roehl, Thomas. The Media Image of Israel in German Online News . 2021. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1617956112196541.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Roehl, Thomas. "The Media Image of Israel in German Online News ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1617956112196541

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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