Defending the American Dream: Coverage of the Jonathan Pollard Spy Case |
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Authors: | Barbie Zelizer |
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Institution: | (1) Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104 |
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Abstract: | This article contemplates the journalistic coverage of American espionage as an attempt to maintain consonance with broader cultural discourses about what it means to be an American. Tracking the American press coverage of the Jonathan Pollard spy case, the article demonstrates that the press turns espionage into a phenomenon upholding fundamental American beliefs in openness, sincerity, and straightforwardness. It shows that, rather than represent espionage as a phenomenon embodying deceit, secrecy, and immoral action, the press turns espionage into a phenomenon that communicates that one is what one says one is and that one's self presentation reflects one's insides. Ultimately, however, this representation of espionage undermines a full understanding of how—and why—spying works in culture. |
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Keywords: | espionage journalism representation culture Jonathan Pollard Israel-American relations |
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