Anat Peleg

The book Open Court

This book, based on a PhD dissertation, aims to map the reciprocal relations between legal professionals and the media in Israel, and to examine the impact of the changes that occurred in the media on the press coverage of the courts and on legal decision-making and the legal process itself. It discusses for the first time the question of whether a process of mediatization in the legal system can be identified, as is claimed regarding the impact of the media on political institutions.. This book is based on in-depth interviews with 92 past and present lawyers, judges and journalists, on an analysis of 100 decisions handed down since the founding of the State of Israel that deal with the impact of the media on the legal process and on a comparative analysis of the media coverage of eight highly newsworthy criminal cases at different points of time in which the accused were public figures and judges.

The Center for Media and Law in Bar-Ilan University

Anat Peleg established by the Center for Media and Law in Bar-Ilan University that promotes interdisciplinary research on "Trial by Media", the challenges and effects of the new media environment on the coverage of trials and legal affairs in Israel and abroad. The center is chaired by Prof. Ariel Bendor from the faculty of Law in Bar-Ilan University. The center hosted the following events: July 2010. Joint Meeting, Prosecutors and Media Professionals: The Relations between the Media and the Law . Guest Speaker: Linda Greenhouse, Yale University, former New York Times legal correspondent and Pulitzer Prize Winner. Feb. 2011 . Conference: Who Appoints the Chief of Staff in Israel: Law, the Army and the Media in Israel.

November 2011. Lawyers in the Media Age. Joint Conference, Center for Media and the Law, Center for Ethics, Hayim Stricks Law School, College of Management. December 2011. Conference: The Law and Public Relations: From Moshe Katsav to Dominique Strauss-Kohn. Conference on Media Strategies in the Service of the Law. Guest Speaker: [Ben Brafman], Defense Attorney, Dominique Strauss-Kohn. February 2012. Two Symposia: Ethics in the Israel Broadcasting Authority. February 2012. Lecture: Dr. Ayala Procaccia, Former Justice of the Supreme Court, "Media and Law in Israel: A View from the Bench" . March 2012. Conference: Truth or Consequences: The Implications of the Supreme Court Decision, John Doe V. Ilana Dayan-Orbach October 2012.: Joint Meeting, Prosecutors, Financial Experts and Media Professionals: Law, Economy and Media November 27, 2012. Legal Reporting in Israel. Open Discussion with Current and Past Legal Reporters. March 4, 2013. Conference: Freedom of the Press V. Military Censorship June 4, 2013 Conference: Journalistic Privilege in Israel (Keynote Speaker: Ms. [Judith Miller], Fox News). June 27, 2013. International Conference: Law in the Age of Media Logic (Onati, Spain) July 2013.Joint meeting: Judges, Israeli Bar Association and Legal Journalists. Litigation in the media age October 2013. Joint Meeting: Auditing Institutions, the State Comptroller and Media Professionals. November 2013. Conference: Contrary to expectations: The coverage of the acquittal of public figures. December 2013. Conference: The effectiveness of gag-orders in the digital age. December 2013.Lecture: Eric Seidel Assistant District Attorney, New York County : The relations between the prosecution and the media in the U.S.A March 2014. Conference: Ethical and Legal aspects in the P.R profession

Publications

Peleg, A. and Bogoch, B. (2010). "The black robe and the yellow press: Perceptions of the media by Israeli judges," Media Frames: Israeli Journal of Communication, 5, 13-56 (Hebrew). Peleg, A. and Bogoch, R. (2011). "The lawyer as a spokesperson". HaMishpat Law Review, 15(1), 111-158 (Hebrew). Peleg, A. (2011). "The press as the court of justice: The coverage of popular trials in the Israeli press," Kesher: Journal of Media and Communications History in Israel and the Jewish World. 42, 35-46 (Hebrew). Peleg, A. (2012). Open Court. Tel-Aviv: Matar Publishing House, Ltd. (Hebrew) Peleg,A&Bogoch,R. (2012) ."Removing Justita's Blindfold: The Mediatization of Law in Israel", Media Culture and Society,34,8,961-978. Peleg,A &Bogoch, R. "Mediatization, Legal Logic and the Coverage of Israeli Politicians on Trial”,Journalism Studies/Journalism Practice,8,3,311-325. Bogoch, R&Peleg,A. (2014). "Law in the age of Media-Logic"- Mediatization of Communication" handbooks of communication sciences, 21: Editor: Knut Lundby Publishers: De Gruyter Mouton . Peleg,A &Bogoch, R ."Silence is no more golden- Media, public relations and the judiciary in Israel" Oñati Socio-Legal Series(in print ). Peleg,A & Bogoch, R ."The weakness of power: Perceptions of professional autonomy among Israeli legal journalists" –Passages. Editors: Nelli Elias and Zvi Reich Publisher: Tel-Aviv: Tzivonim (Hebrew, in print).

Journalism

Peleg served as the Legal Affairs Reporter for Kol Israel (The Voice of Israel) Radio Station, News Department for 17 years(1993-2010). She covered the trial of Yigal Amir the assassin of the Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, the rape-trial of Former Israel president [Moshe Katsav] and many other high-profile trials. She was the Legal Beat Head, Journalists Union of Tel Aviv and Legal analyst for Channel 1 TV news show "Erev Hadash" (New Evening). While living in Philadelphia, USA (1988-1992) she was a Columnist for "Ha'ir", weekly magazine in Israel, Lecturer on radio use in classrooms, Gratz College, Philadelphia, Speaker at women's organizations and script writer and producer of a video preparing children for surgery. In her Military Service (1975-1978), she served as a reporter and producer of radio documentaries for the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Radio Station, Galei Zahal.