Ella Ben-Atar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4620548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ella Ben-Atar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ella |
| FAMILY NAME | Ben-Atar |
| SIGNATURE | BEN-ATAR E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapir College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9097-9651 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cultural mediation and public confidence in emergency communication
This article examines intercultural communication under conditions of inequality through a qualitative case study of emergency messaging directed at the Bedouin community in southern Israel. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Jewish and Bedouin reservists involved in the Bedouin Desk of the Israeli Home Front Command during the 2023–2025 war, the study applies the frameworks of cultural mediation and communication justice. The analysis identifie…
Tragic notifications of mass casualty incidents by traditional vs. informal media
Do Daily Podcasts in Public Broadcasting in Israel Help Increase Resilience in Crisis Situations
In times of crisis, the importance of the media to help convey messages that support resilience stands out. The present study examined the possible contribution of 21 daily podcasts that were broadcast on three public channels during a military conflict in Israel (May 2021). The research question concerned the possible contribution of the podcasts to resilience. The research findings show that podcast producers preferred topics from their areas o…
When Honor Turns Deadly
This study examines Instagram responses to the TV series Fadia, which highlights femicide in the Arab society under the guise of "family honor." The series and the subsequent Instagram discussions reveal emerging views on women's rights, education, and traditional roles, providing a unique insight into the clash between patriarchal norms and modern values. By analyzing spontaneous comments, the study captures new grassroots opinions, including in…
Time and Ethics in Delivering Bad News in Institutionalized and Social Media
The public is exposed to information through two types of communication: institutionalized (radio, newspapers, and television) and informal, which includes information obtained through social networks (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram) and mediated interpersonal communication (phone). In the case of institutionalized media, consumers are not active partners in content creation. Regarding social networks, the users are both content prod…
Taboo and dynamic framing in the media coverage of gang rape
The study examines the media coverage of the case of suspected gang rape in Aiya Napa, Cyprus in the summer of 2019. The research question examined how the media covered this event while giving expression to various representations through dynamic framing. The study analyzed some 30 reports in the main news edition on two Israeli television channels using an original model developed for this study: The Dynamic Media Coverage Spectrum around the M…
The spontaneous discourse of radio presenters in states of security emergency
Scholars from various research disciplines have focused on ways of helping a civilian population withstand mass natural or human-instigated disasters. The present study examines the theoretical principles suggested by Hobfoll et al. (safety, calming, efficacy, connectedness and hope) by an analysis of the spontaneous discourse of educational radio presenters during emergency broadcasts when the region’s residents live under the constant danger of…
On-air under fire
Conflicts in the post-heroic era present new challenges for the media. Rather than longer continuous reports in the national media, there are focused updates for residents in the conflict zone by means of local community media. This article examines the role played by local radio during a military conflict with post-heroic characteristics, focusing on a radio station broadcasting from the conflict zone close to the Gaza Strip during post-heroic m…
The attitude of the local press to marginal groups
This article examines the 2001‒2003 coverage by the local press in the Haifa region of the struggle of the fishermen who claimed to have contracted cancer as a result of coming into contact with the polluted water of the Kishon River. It shows that the local press chose to deliver to its readers an ‘interpretive package’ that portrays the fishermen as ‘The River’s Heroes’, a group fighting for justice and morality for the benefit of all. However,…
On-air under fire
Conflicts in the post-heroic era present new challenges for the media. Rather than longer continuous reports in the national media, there are focused updates for residents in the conflict zone by means of local community media. This article examines the role played by local radio during a military conflict with post-heroic characteristics, focusing on a radio station broadcasting from the conflict zone close to the Gaza Strip during post-heroic m…
The attitude of the local press to marginal groups
This article examines the 2001‒2003 coverage by the local press in the Haifa region of the struggle of the fishermen who claimed to have contracted cancer as a result of coming into contact with the polluted water of the Kishon River. It shows that the local press chose to deliver to its readers an ‘interpretive package’ that portrays the fishermen as ‘The River’s Heroes’, a group fighting for justice and morality for the benefit of all. However,…
The spontaneous discourse of radio presenters in states of security emergency
Scholars from various research disciplines have focused on ways of helping a civilian population withstand mass natural or human-instigated disasters. The present study examines the theoretical principles suggested by Hobfoll et al. (safety, calming, efficacy, connectedness and hope) by an analysis of the spontaneous discourse of educational radio presenters during emergency broadcasts when the region’s residents live under the constant danger of…
On-air under fire
Conflicts in the post-heroic era present new challenges for the media. Rather than longer continuous reports in the national media, there are focused updates for residents in the conflict zone by means of local community media. This article examines the role played by local radio during a military conflict with post-heroic characteristics, focusing on a radio station broadcasting from the conflict zone close to the Gaza Strip during post-heroic m…
Taboo and dynamic framing in the media coverage of gang rape
The study examines the media coverage of the case of suspected gang rape in Aiya Napa, Cyprus in the summer of 2019. The research question examined how the media covered this event while giving expression to various representations through dynamic framing. The study analyzed some 30 reports in the main news edition on two Israeli television channels using an original model developed for this study: The Dynamic Media Coverage Spectrum around the M…
Time and Ethics in Delivering Bad News in Institutionalized and Social Media
The public is exposed to information through two types of communication: institutionalized (radio, newspapers, and television) and informal, which includes information obtained through social networks (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram) and mediated interpersonal communication (phone). In the case of institutionalized media, consumers are not active partners in content creation. Regarding social networks, the users are both content prod…
Do Daily Podcasts in Public Broadcasting in Israel Help Increase Resilience in Crisis Situations
In times of crisis, the importance of the media to help convey messages that support resilience stands out. The present study examined the possible contribution of 21 daily podcasts that were broadcast on three public channels during a military conflict in Israel (May 2021). The research question concerned the possible contribution of the podcasts to resilience. The research findings show that podcast producers preferred topics from their areas o…
When Honor Turns Deadly
This study examines Instagram responses to the TV series Fadia, which highlights femicide in the Arab society under the guise of "family honor." The series and the subsequent Instagram discussions reveal emerging views on women's rights, education, and traditional roles, providing a unique insight into the clash between patriarchal norms and modern values. By analyzing spontaneous comments, the study captures new grassroots opinions, including in…
Cultural mediation and public confidence in emergency communication
This article examines intercultural communication under conditions of inequality through a qualitative case study of emergency messaging directed at the Bedouin community in southern Israel. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Jewish and Bedouin reservists involved in the Bedouin Desk of the Israeli Home Front Command during the 2023–2025 war, the study applies the frameworks of cultural mediation and communication justice. The analysis identifie…
Tragic notifications of mass casualty incidents by traditional vs. informal media
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (3 works)