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The limits of objective reporting (2008)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2008). The limits of objective reporting. Journal of Language and Politics, 7(1), 136-155. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.7.1.07alm

The aim of this study is to scrutinize the assumption that objective reporting is good reporting, is ethical reporting. I do this by reflecting on different dimensions that are associated with the concept of objectivity: (1) accuracy; (2) truthfulnes... Read More about The limits of objective reporting.

Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations (2008)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2008). Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations. In R. Watson, & M. Blondheim (Eds.), The Toronto School of Communication Theory Interpretations, Extensions, Applications (305-336). Toronto: University of Toronto Press

Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education (2008)
Journal Article
Cohen‐Almagor, R. (2008). Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education. American Journal of Education, 114(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1086/524316

This article is concerned with a specific type of hate speech: Holocaust denial. It is concerned with the expression of this idea by educators. Should we allow Holocaust deniers to teach in schools? This article attempts to answer this question throu... Read More about Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education.

Israeli institutions at the crossroads (2005)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli institutions at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(2), 462-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000326560

This essay discusses the SHABAC affair of 1984, conceiving it as the most serious scandal in Israel's history. I argue that key figures and institutions in Israeli society, including the president, the prime minister, the government, the knesset, the... Read More about Israeli institutions at the crossroads.

The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press (2005)
Book
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203003411

© 2006 Raphael Cohen-Almagor. All rights reserved. One of the dangers in any political system is that the principles that underlie and characterize it may, through their application, bring about its destruction. Liberal democracy is no exception. Mor... Read More about The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press.

Israeli democracy at the crossroads (2005)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli democracy at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(1), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000324553

This article considers some of the issues raised by the contributors to this issue of the journal. I speak of the harms of concentrated media ownership and then discuss health rights, arguing that democracy should not neglect its elderly citizens, at... Read More about Israeli democracy at the crossroads.

The monopoly of Jewish orthodoxy in Israel and its effects on the governance of religious diversity
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. The monopoly of Jewish orthodoxy in Israel and its effects on the governance of religious diversity.

Israel is a Jewish democracy. The differences between Judaism and liberal democracy are not easily reconcilable. This chapter outlines the difference between liberal and illiberal societies. It argues that the lack of separation between state and rel... Read More about The monopoly of Jewish orthodoxy in Israel and its effects on the governance of religious diversity.