TY - JOUR
T1 - The war that wasn't on the news
T2 - 'In-group nationalism' and 'out-group nationalism' in newspaper supplements
AU - Neiger, Motti
AU - Rimmer-Tsory, Karni
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Media scholars investigating journalism during conflicts tend to focus on the news sections. This study, conversely, probes newspapers' sports, lifestyle, arts and entertainment supplements. Based on a close reading of Israel's leading daily newspapers' supplements during the 2006 Lebanon War (July-August 2006), the article's narratological analysis conceptualizes and distinguishes between 'in-group nationalism' and 'out-group nationalism'; that is, manifestations of nationalism that look inward, to the 'in-group' ('us'), expressed through journalistic representations of national unity (e.g. coverage of artists performing in war zones), versus manifestations of nationalism directed at 'out-groups' ('them'), which are scrutinized according to 'friend or foe' criteria while using charged terminology, including allegations of anti-Semitism. The article also refers to rare manifestations of anti-nationalism, which only serve to emphasize the overall 'rallying 'round the flag' of the supplements. This typology helps to expose the political role of popular culture during wartime.
AB - Media scholars investigating journalism during conflicts tend to focus on the news sections. This study, conversely, probes newspapers' sports, lifestyle, arts and entertainment supplements. Based on a close reading of Israel's leading daily newspapers' supplements during the 2006 Lebanon War (July-August 2006), the article's narratological analysis conceptualizes and distinguishes between 'in-group nationalism' and 'out-group nationalism'; that is, manifestations of nationalism that look inward, to the 'in-group' ('us'), expressed through journalistic representations of national unity (e.g. coverage of artists performing in war zones), versus manifestations of nationalism directed at 'out-groups' ('them'), which are scrutinized according to 'friend or foe' criteria while using charged terminology, including allegations of anti-Semitism. The article also refers to rare manifestations of anti-nationalism, which only serve to emphasize the overall 'rallying 'round the flag' of the supplements. This typology helps to expose the political role of popular culture during wartime.
KW - 2006 Lebanon War
KW - Celebrities
KW - conflict
KW - nationalism
KW - newspaper supplements
KW - popular culture
KW - war coverage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880691709&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1464884912453281
DO - 10.1177/1464884912453281
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SN - 1464-8849
VL - 14
SP - 721
EP - 736
JO - Journalism
JF - Journalism
IS - 6
ER -