PO Box 8005
Jerusalem 91080
Jerusalem
Israël
- Human rights
Keshev was founded following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin by Israeli citizens who shared a deep concern about the deterioration of the public discourse and its repercussions for Israeli democracy. Keshev promotes a more moderate media discourse and critical media consumption by carrying out and disseminating media analyses and advocating vis-a-vis journalists, students and media consumers. We advise media editors on how to correct deviations from sound media practices and we teach students and news consumers to evaluate coverage critically in order to acquire informed viewpoints that can help them make reasoned decisions in all aspects of their democratic participation.
MEDIA ANALYSIS - Keshev monitors six major Israeli media outlets (three daily newspapers and nightly newscasts on three television channels) and analyzes their coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We share our findings with senior editors, students and the public, in order to promote a more moderate media discourse. Since 2005 we have published several studies of media coverage of salient events in the regional conflict, including the death of Yasser Arafat, the Second Lebanon War and negotiations over Jerusalem.
EDUCATION - Keshev introduces young Israeli journalism professionals to their Palestinian counterparts and promotes greater reliance on Palestinian sources. Our organization makes presentations of its findings before students and ordinary news consumers. We also promote to editors alternative, less inflammatory ways of presenting news coverage.