Media and Political Conflict: News from the Middle East

Introduction Part I. The Rules of Combat: 1. The structural dimension: the struggle over access 2. The cultural dimension: the struggle over meaning 3. Media influence and political outcomes Part II. The Contests: 4. Political movements and media access: the struggle against the Oslo Accord 5. Competing frames of the Oslo Accord: a chance for peace or a national disaster? 6. Controlling the media in insurrections and wars: the intifada and the Gulf war 7. The contest over media frames in the intifada: David versus Goliath 8. The cultural struggle over the Gulf war: Iraqi aggression or American imperialism? Part III. Conclusion: 9. The multi-purpose arena.