The Effect of Visual Media to Promote Awareness  of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Hazem Alsharawi; Adrian M. Budiman

doi:10.32890/jgd2015.11.1.4

Authors

Hazem Alsharawi Department of Communications, School of Multimedia Technology and Communication, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Adrian M. Budiman Department of Communications, School of Multimedia Technology and Communication, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/jgd2015.11.1.4

Keywords:

visual media, awareness, Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Abstract

The researchers shed light on the ability of visual media to raise awareness that contributes to change within governments or major decisions in the countries. It also discusses the mediaâ€™s state of being able to reach directly to the citizens and if there is any need to have an intermediary that is required to work alongside the media such as political elites and political parties. In addition, this study attempts to find out the mediaâ€™s effectiveness in raising awareness of the issue of Palestine to groups of university students in countries surrounding Palestine and how it contributes to Israelâ€™s fate and being threatened for being involved with Palestinians.

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