Call them demons without calling them demons: How The New York Times legitimises violence in its coverage of 7 October 2023
Published online on January 19, 2026
Abstract
Discourse & Society, Ahead of Print.
The New York Times’s coverage of Gaza has been extensively studied for media bias, yet its role in legitimising mass violence has been relatively unexamined. Addressing this gap, I analyse the newspaper’s reporting from 7 October 2023, through 7 April ...
The New York Times’s coverage of Gaza has been extensively studied for media bias, yet its role in legitimising mass violence has been relatively unexamined. Addressing this gap, I analyse the newspaper’s reporting from 7 October 2023, through 7 April ...