xii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 22 cm.
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Contents note continued: The Body of Work of the S̀pecial Correspondent' -- 5.The S̀taff Correspondent' in Palestine, 1948 -- The SMH's S̀taff Correspondent' in Palestine -- The Body of Work of the Staff Correspondent -- One Land, Two Reporters: The Special Correspondent and the Staff Correspondent -- 6.Opinion on Palestine: Editors and Specialists -- The Organs of Opinion in the SMH -- Editorials in the SMH, 1947--8 -- ̀News Features' in the SMH, 1947--8 -- 7.How to Miss the Palestinian Nakba, 1948.Contents: Methodology -- Scholarly Implications -- Roadmap of the Book -- 1.Reporting Palestine in World War I -- Historical Context -- The SMH at War -- Reporting Palestine -- The Holy Land Narrative and Jerusalem -- The Jews and Zionism -- Stories Untold -- War Correspondent in Context -- Conclusion -- 2.Palestine's Competing Narratives after World War II -- Perceptions of the Jewish Emigration to Palestine 1947 -- Australia's External Affairs Minister, Dr H.V. Evatt -- The Palestinian Catastrophe (The Nakba) of 1947--8 -- 3.Words for War and Partition -- Terms of the Chosen Sample -- The ̀New' SMH of 1947-8 -- Reporting Palestine and Israel, 1947-8 -- 4.The S̀pecial Correspondent' in Palestine, 1948 -- The Journalists' Union New Code of Ethics -- ̀Facts' v. Òpinion', ̀News' v. ̀Features' -- By-Line Policy: Names, S̀pecial Correspondent' and S̀taff Correspondent' -- News Reporting from Palestine -- The SMH's S̀pecial Correspondent' in Palestine --Includes bibliography and index.