| Arab-Israelis lack faith in the country's Hebrew-language media
New research on the rarely surveyed Arab-Israelis (who make up almost a fifth of the population) has found a severe credibility crisis amongst them regarding the Hebrew-language media. Arab-Israelis believe Arabic-language media to a much greater extent than Hebrew-language media, particularly concerning coverage of the Arab sector and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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An executive summary of the "Patterns of Media Consumption and Perceptions of Media Reliability in Arab Society in Israel" survey, has been prepared by chief researcher, Dr Amal Jamal.
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The full report of the "Patterns of Media Consumption and Perceptions of Media Reliability in Arab Society in Israel" survey will appear here when it becomes available.
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The 'I'lam Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel' commissioned the survey. On 17 May 2005 it presented the results in Nazareth to 180 journalists from the Arabic and Hebrew media, as well as representatives of foreign embassies, NGOs, and media academics and students. I'lam reports on the survey, and the event, in the April 2005 issue of its newsletter, 'Akhbar'.
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Reaction from Israel's national daily Hebrew-language newspaper 'Haaretz' to the report. |
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