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The Israeli—Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict

1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW Suite 610, Washington, D.C. 20036, marvin_kalb{at}harvard.edu

Carol Saivetz

Department of Government, Harvard University, CGIS S320, 1707 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138, saivetz@ fas.harvard.edu

Based on content analysis of global media and interviews with many diplomats and journalists, this article describes the trajectory of the media from objective observer to fiery advocate, becoming in fact a weapon of modern warfare.The article also shows how an open society, Israel, is victimized by its own openness and how a closed sect, Hezbollah, can retain almost total control of the daily message of journalism and propaganda.

Key Words: Israel • Lebanon • media • Middle East(or Mideast) • warfare • journalism and propaganda

The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 12, No. 3, 43-66 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X07303934


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