Dreyfus Affair: Media Polarization and Public Opinion
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Dreyfus Affair, media influence, public opinion, anti-Semitism, French history, Third Republic, journalism ethics, political crisis, intellectuals, press role
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The Dreyfus Affair, a judicial scandal between 1894 and 1906, exposed deep divisions in French society and highlighted the media's role in shaping public opinion and polarizing society.
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[...] It is only in 1906 that the Court of Cassation rehabilitates Dreyfus, annulling his condemnation and reintegrating him into the army.and. - Analysis of the facts I. Press as a vector of a antisinstitutionalized emitism Diss the arrest of Alfred Dreyfus, newspapers such as La Libre Parole, directis by Édouard Drumont, immediately exploited the case to spread theantisemitism. We can read for example in the newspaper of June "An army that does not know how to defend its honor against a gang of Jews will not know how to defend the homeland against a foreign invasion" (Bredin p. [...]
[...] Paris : Crès. - Duclert, V. (2014). The Dreyfus Affair - Founding Events. Paris : Éditions Gallimard. - Educational Dossier. L'affaire Dreyfus : Engagement and propaganda. Museum of the History of Judaism. - Duclert, V. (2018). L'Dreyfus Affair (4th ed.). Paris : La Découverte, coll. Repères. - Joly, B. [...]
[...] - Conclusion The Dreyfus Affair has raisedévélé the unprecedented power of the mediadays to manipulate and structure public opinion. By positioning themselves as central actors, the newspapers amplified political and social tensions, to the point of transforming this affair into a national issue. The press created a dynamic of information became a tool of polarization, leading to a lasting fracture in society. Beyond its role as an amplifier, the media contributed to redefining the place of intellectuals and their responsibility towards the people, marking a turning point in the relationship between public opinion, political power and justice. [...]
[...] This popular support highlights to what extent the Dreyfus Affair not only penetrated collective consciousness but also concretely exacerbated social polarization among the people. III. The role of the media in the Dreyfus Affair: between influence and responsibility For Léon Blum, this 'human crisis' », certainly 'less extensive' », was no less 'also violent as the French Revolution or as World War' » (citis in Duclert p.55). This crisis, deeply marked by the intervention of the medays, a rrevealed their decisive power and ambiguous role. [...]
[...] (2014). Histoire politique de l'affaire Dreyfus. Paris : Fayard. - Zola, É. (1998). J'accuse . Les grands textes de l'affaire Dreyfus (P. Oriol, Prés.). Paris : Librio, coll. Document. [...]
