פרופ' אמיר חצרוני: התקשורת תקועה בקיר, והאשמה היא בדמוגרפיה

Prof. Amir Hetzroni in an uncompromising conversation with Dr. Michael Miro on the state of the media and society in Israel. The discussion presents demography as the central root of all social, political and media problems in the country. Key points in the conversation: Media bias to the right and the "spiral of silence": Prof. Hetzroni claims that the Israeli media has deviated extremely to the right and has become "stuck in a wall" [00:33]. He points to the complete silencing of left-wing positions in prime time, such as journalists like Gideon Levy [01:10], and calls this a "spiral of silence" that leads to the perception that these voices do not exist [02:03]. Demography and the decline of the level: Hetzroni's main argument is that the "populist" demographics in Israel, which result from the large number of children in less educated populations [09:42], are leading to low-level politics and media. [07:47]. He links the ongoing victories of the right to the doubling of the population in localities such as Netivot and Ofakim [16:06]. Superficial and populist online discourse: The discourse on social networks is described as low-key, focused on "likes" and "shares" [05:14], and mainly serves the convinced and the blunt [06:13]. The result is that politicians understand that rudeness and shouting (as in the case of Tali Gottlieb) serve their election [34:06]. Criticism of defamation lawsuits: The discussion refers to the epidemic of defamation lawsuits, which Hezroni sees as an unethical waste of resources when there is no proof of actual damage, but only "hurt feelings" [25:25], [27:10]. Treatment of foreign journalists and hostile coverage: Criticism of the ban on foreign journalists entering combat zones in Gaza who are not accompanied by a spokesperson IDF. According to him, it is this policy that leads to hostile international coverage, based solely on Palestinian materials, because they do not receive free access from Israel [49:49]. #Media,#Language,#Hebrew,#Left,#Right,#Violence