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Book launch - Representing Palestine

  • Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road Glebe, NSW, 2037 Australia (map)

Book launch

Representing Palestine by Peter Manning

Sydney, NSW

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To be launched by Peter Cave, former ABC Foreign Affairs Editor

Emceed by Monica Attard

Dr Peter Manning

Dr Peter Manning

After more than half a century, the Israel-Palestine conflict continues to dominate headlines. But how has the coverage of Palestinians by foreign media changed? How did foreign correspondents influence the perception of Palestine amongst their audiences? And why is understanding this so important?

Based on extensive original research in the archives of Australia's oldest newspaper, Peter Manning shows how the Sydney Morning Herald portrayed Palestine during three key periods - the end of World War I (1917-8); the Nakba and the creation of Israel (1947-8); and 9/11 and its aftermath (2000-2). In the process, he takes the reader on a unique journey from the moment information was gathered on the ground in Palestine, through to its final processing and publication. Crucially, when correspondents neglected to write about Palestinians, their perspective never made it to readers and a space emerged for stereotyping and misunderstanding. Manning reveals how the newspaper reported on key events such as Australian troops in Palestine and the Holocaust, but also how the newspaper failed to cover massacres and forced migrations.

Combining close textual analysis of more than 10,000 articles with cutting-edge quantitative research methods, this book is important reading for anyone with an interest in how the print media has portrayed the conflict in Palestine - both in Australia and beyond.

Friday 14 September 2018, 6pm for 6.30pm

RSVP required - Please RSVP here or phone Gleebooks 02 9660 2333

Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW

Event details at WEBSITE

Hosted by Gleebooks.

[Note: this is not an AFOPA-organised event; AFOPA takes no responsibility or liability for this event.]

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