Critical coverage: How the media criticize supreme courts—Evidence from Israel

Bryna Bogoch, Yifat Holzman-Gazit

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Abstract

This paper examines media criticism of the Israeli Supreme Court from 2002 to 2011 in two newspapers. We analyze the nature and patterns of press criticism in different contexts by 1) distinguishing between diffuse and specific criticism and 2) by analyzing criticism separately from political framing and the tone of the article. We find that the increase in diffuse criticism and political framing over time was often balanced with counter-criticism, resulting in a neutral or even positive tone toward the Court. This complex picture enables a more sophisticated understanding of the nature and implications of criticism of supreme courts in the press.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-72
Number of pages22
JournalLaw and Policy
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021

Bibliographical note

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Funding

The study was funded by grants from the Research Fund of the Research Authority of the College of Management Academic Studies and from the Center for Media and Law at Bar‐Ilan University. The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding. We thank Michael Zilis, Itay Ravid, and Dino Christensen for their insightful comments on an earlier draft of this paper, and Adi Marom and Katia Ritvin for their research assistance. We also appreciate Michael Walsh's careful and wise copyediting, and the helpful suggestions of the anonymous reviewers. 1

FundersFunder number
Center for Media
Research Authority of the College of Management Academic Studies

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