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| One of the main concepts in journalism education is that of framing: the highlighting of particular issues, and the avoidance of others, in order to produce a desired interpretation. We have been reminded of the importance of framing when considering the vast amounts of media coverage of Jeremy Corbyn’s alleged failure to deal with antisemitism inside the Labour party. On Sunday, three national titles led with the story while news bulletins focused on the allegations all last week. Dominant sections of the media have framed the story in such a way as to suggest that antisemitism is a problem mostly to do with Labour and that Corbyn is personally responsible for failing to deal with it. The coverage has relied on a handful of sources such as the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Leadership Council and well-known political opponents of Corbyn himself. | One of the main concepts in journalism education is that of framing: the highlighting of particular issues, and the avoidance of others, in order to produce a desired interpretation. We have been reminded of the importance of framing when considering the vast amounts of media coverage of Jeremy Corbyn’s alleged failure to deal with antisemitism inside the Labour party. On Sunday, three national titles led with the story while news bulletins focused on the allegations all last week. Dominant sections of the media have framed the story in such a way as to suggest that antisemitism is a problem mostly to do with Labour and that Corbyn is personally responsible for failing to deal with it. The coverage has relied on a handful of sources such as the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Leadership Council and well-known political opponents of Corbyn himself. |
| Yet where are the Jewish voices who support Corbyn and who welcome his long-established anti-racist record? Where are the pieces that look at the political motivations of some of Corbyn’s most vocal critics? Where is the fuss in your news columns about the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe, such as in Hungary, where the Fidesz government has used antisemitic tropes to bolster its support, or in Poland, where the government is attempting to criminalise revelations about the country’s antisemitic past? Where are the columns condemning the links between Conservative MEPs and rightwing parties across Europe in the European Conservatives and Reformists Group which trade on antisemitism? | Yet where are the Jewish voices who support Corbyn and who welcome his long-established anti-racist record? Where are the pieces that look at the political motivations of some of Corbyn’s most vocal critics? Where is the fuss in your news columns about the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe, such as in Hungary, where the Fidesz government has used antisemitic tropes to bolster its support, or in Poland, where the government is attempting to criminalise revelations about the country’s antisemitic past? Where are the columns condemning the links between Conservative MEPs and rightwing parties across Europe in the European Conservatives and Reformists Group which trade on antisemitism? |
| It is not “whataboutery” to suggest that the debate on antisemitism has been framed in such a way as to mystify the real sources of anti-Jewish bigotry and instead to weaponise it against a single political figure just ahead of important elections. We condemn antisemitism wherever it exists. We also condemn journalism that so blatantly lacks context, perspective and a meaningful range of voices in its determination to condemn Jeremy Corbyn.Prof Des Freedman Goldsmiths, University of LondonJustin Schlosberg Birkbeck, University of LondonProf Lynne Segal Birkbeck, University of LondonProf Mica Nava University of East LondonProf Greg Philo Glasgow UniversityProf Annabelle Sreberny SOAS, University of LondonProf Jeremy Gilbert University of East LondonProf Joanna Zylinska Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf Bev Skeggs London School of EconomicsProf James Curran Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf Julian Petley Brunel UniversityProf Natalie Fenton Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf David Buckingham Loughborough UniversityProf Gary Hall Coventry UniversityProf Neve Gordon Queen Mary, University of LondonProf Michael Chanan University of RoehamptonProf John Storey University of SunderlandProf Allan Moore University of SurreyJo Littler City UniversityDina Matar SOAS, University of LondonBart Cammaerts London School of EconomicsTom Mills Aston UniversityWilliam Merrin Swansea UniversityCatherine Rottenberg Goldsmiths, University of LondonRichard Macdonald Goldsmiths, University of LondonMilly Williamson Goldsmiths, University of LondonMargaret Gallagher Senior research consultantJane Dipple University of WinchesterPeri Bradley Bournemouth UniversityDean Lockwood University of LincolnMaria Chatzichristodoulou London South Bank UniversityWilliam Proctor Bournemouth UniversityJohn Cunliffe Birkbeck, University of LondonZeta Kolokythopoulu London South Bank UniversityBecky Gardiner Goldsmiths, University of LondonJill Daniels University of East LondonSeth Giddings University of SouthamptonMaria Sourbati University of BrightonRichard Smith Goldsmiths, University of LondonRuth Catlow Co-director, FurtherfieldJonathan Eato University of YorkTheodore Koulouris University of Brighton | It is not “whataboutery” to suggest that the debate on antisemitism has been framed in such a way as to mystify the real sources of anti-Jewish bigotry and instead to weaponise it against a single political figure just ahead of important elections. We condemn antisemitism wherever it exists. We also condemn journalism that so blatantly lacks context, perspective and a meaningful range of voices in its determination to condemn Jeremy Corbyn.Prof Des Freedman Goldsmiths, University of LondonJustin Schlosberg Birkbeck, University of LondonProf Lynne Segal Birkbeck, University of LondonProf Mica Nava University of East LondonProf Greg Philo Glasgow UniversityProf Annabelle Sreberny SOAS, University of LondonProf Jeremy Gilbert University of East LondonProf Joanna Zylinska Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf Bev Skeggs London School of EconomicsProf James Curran Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf Julian Petley Brunel UniversityProf Natalie Fenton Goldsmiths, University of LondonProf David Buckingham Loughborough UniversityProf Gary Hall Coventry UniversityProf Neve Gordon Queen Mary, University of LondonProf Michael Chanan University of RoehamptonProf John Storey University of SunderlandProf Allan Moore University of SurreyJo Littler City UniversityDina Matar SOAS, University of LondonBart Cammaerts London School of EconomicsTom Mills Aston UniversityWilliam Merrin Swansea UniversityCatherine Rottenberg Goldsmiths, University of LondonRichard Macdonald Goldsmiths, University of LondonMilly Williamson Goldsmiths, University of LondonMargaret Gallagher Senior research consultantJane Dipple University of WinchesterPeri Bradley Bournemouth UniversityDean Lockwood University of LincolnMaria Chatzichristodoulou London South Bank UniversityWilliam Proctor Bournemouth UniversityJohn Cunliffe Birkbeck, University of LondonZeta Kolokythopoulu London South Bank UniversityBecky Gardiner Goldsmiths, University of LondonJill Daniels University of East LondonSeth Giddings University of SouthamptonMaria Sourbati University of BrightonRichard Smith Goldsmiths, University of LondonRuth Catlow Co-director, FurtherfieldJonathan Eato University of YorkTheodore Koulouris University of Brighton |
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