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Prof. Motti Neiger is Associate Professor at the School of Communication at Bar-Ilan University, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Communication (Bar-Ilan U) and Research Fellow at The Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. His academic interests include mediated collective memory, news temporalities, journalism during conflicts, and culture mediation. Neiger served as President of the Israel Communication Association (2006-2009), the founding editor of “Media Frames: Israeli Journal of Communication” and Dean of the School of Communication at Netanya Academic College (2013-2017). He published 40 articles, including top journals such as J of Communication, Communication Research, Media, Culture & Society and Journalism. Among his books are "Communicating Awe: Media Memory and Holocaust Commemoration” and the edited volume "On Media Memory"
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 1994 → Apr 2000
Award Date: 1 Apr 2000
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 1991 → Sep 1994
Award Date: 30 Sep 1994
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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How social memory works on social media: A methodological framework
Ben-David, A., Meyers, O. & Neiger, M., 19 Sep 2024, In: Memory, Mind and Media. 3, e20.Open University of Israel, University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Journalists’ Ideological Branding: Bridging Professional and Personal Branding on Twitter
Kedem, A. & Neiger, M., 2024, In: Journalism Practice. 18, 9, p. 2172-2190 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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אסור, מותר, חובה להשוות: שיח השואה ברשת X בין מחאה למלחמה
נייגר, מ., בן דוד, ע. & מאיירס, א., 2024, In: קשר. 62, p. 235-259 25 p.Translated title of the contribution :Holocaust Discourse on the X Platform between Protest and War Bar-Ilan University, Open University of Israel, University of Haifa
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A DIGITAL SAFE HAVEN: Six Functions of Social Media for Second Generation Holocaust Survivors
Neiger, M. & Neiger-Fleischmann, M., 1 Jan 2023, Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Descendants of Holocaust Survivors. p. 169-181 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Tweeting the Holocaust: social media discourse between reverence, exploitation, and simulacra
Neiger, M., Meyers, O. & Ben-David, A., 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Communication. 73, 3, p. 222-234 13 p.Bar-Ilan University, University of Haifa, Open University of Israel
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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