Rabbis, Reporters and the Public in the Digital Holyland

Focused on the triangular relationship between rabbis, journalists and the public, this book analyses each group's role in influencing the agenda around religion in Israel.

Autorentext

Yoel Cohen is Full Professor (Emeritus) in the School of Communication at Ariel University, Israel, as well as convenor of the Religion and Communication working group in the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). His research interests include media and religion in Israel and Judaism, the city of Jerusalem, and foreign news. His publications include God, Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel's Media; Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World; and The Handbook of Religion and Communication.

Inhalt

1. The Media Setting 2. The Rabbinic Setting 3. Is Judaism News? 4. Gathering the News 5. Religion and the Israeli Journalist: A Theological Profile 6. The Public and Religion News 7. Rabbis' Exposure to Media 8. Rabbis, Jewish Values, and the Media 9. Rabbi Google, or, 'The Virtual Jewish Community'? 10. Religio-Cultural Walls in the 21st Century 11. The Unholy Jewish Triad: Rabbis, Journalists, and the Israeli Public