The Extent to Which Palestinian News Agencies Are Influenced by Israeli Media From Palestinian Journalists' Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to examine the extent to which Palestinian news agencies are influenced by Israeli media and to investigate the reasons that drive these agencies to rely on Israeli sources. It also seeks to identify the methods Palestinian news agencies use to relay information from Israeli media, categorize the types of information transfer, and assess the impact of these practices on Palestinian agencies. The researcher employed a quantitative approach using a questionnaire as a data collection tool, which was administered to a sample of 100 Palestinian journalists in the West Bank, representing the study population. The study's findings confirmed the main hypothesis that Palestinian news agencies regard Israeli media as a primary source of news. It was found that the main reason behind this reliance on Israeli media is the strength of the Israeli media machinery, the scarcity of Palestinian sources, and the weaknesses in Palestinian media. The results showed that the most commonly used method by these agencies was the rephrasing of terms, and that relaying information from Israeli media has affected Palestinian news agencies, creating a space for the transmission of the Israeli narrative.