The democratic ideals among the Palestinian journalists
Title: The democratic ideals among the Palestinian journalists Number of pages: 72+4 (appendix)
Industrial Conflict and the Mass Media
iven tbat television news bioadcasts constitute a prime somce \ y of information about events in the world for most people in our society, and that industrial and political militancy is 'problematic' in so far as it 'breaches our expectancies' of how the world should operate,^ it follows that an analysis of how the main news media present to their audience the conflicts that do occur in society will be essential for an understanding of how social and p>olitical consensus emerges, is challenged and adapted, and of how the sodety develops mechanisms for 'containing' and 'explaining' the conflicts that arise within it.
Report from Palestine
Despite continuing polarization between Palestinian political forces supporting and opposing the peace process-most dramatically illustrated in the tragic confrontation in Gaza between the Palestinian Security Forces and Hamas demonstrators on 18 November-the focus of debate in the occupied territories has shifted from the Declaration of Principles (DOP) to more immediate concerns. These can be separated into three broad areas: the Palestine National Authority (PNA), the stance of the opposition, and elections.