Paul Frosh lives in Herzliya, Israel, and is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Recent articles

As an ‘exceptional’ TV moment, the September attacks on the US do not support Nick Couldry’s argument for a change in the way television depicts the world. The truly needed reform lies deeper – in the very nature of television as a means of individual and collective self-expression.

Nick Couldry is right to focus on the inequalities of the global media, and the symbolism of the targets, as part of the meaning of 11 September. But his preference for “word” over “image” in the dissemination of the events may be questioned. It is TV which can – in principle – provide a compulsive reality-check which deepens awareness of such events.