"The left convinced itself that its role is to educate the public": how the hegemony of the institutional media cracked

An i24NEWS magazine report examines the erosion of the institutional media's hegemony in Israel. The writer argues that control over the narrative has weakened due to campaigns and affairs. Dr. Gadi Taub said: "The left convinced itself that its role is to educate the public." Akiva Bigman added: "People are no longer willing to accept the biased coverage."

An i24NEWS magazine report examines the erosion of the hegemony of the institutional media in Israel. The writer, Oshi Derman, argues that in recent years the left-leaning media's control over the public narrative has weakened, and that a series of campaigns and affairs has undermined public trust in its coverage. The program presented cases such as "the warning lie," the affair of the leaked video from Sde Teiman, "the starvation campaign" and "the abandonment bluff." Dr. Gadi Taub, host of the podcast Shomer HaSaf, said: "The left convinced itself that its role is to educate the public, because the public is stupid." Journalist Akiva Bigman added: "People are no longer willing to accept the biased coverage, people are fed up."