Media Coverage
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine
Are the American media reporting events in Israel and Palestine, or is there something similar to the "liberal media bias"? Is the coverage "fair and balanced"? How can a reader tell if he is getting:
- ad-hoc reporting,
- news (with a semblance of balance),
- analysis (hopefully fair),
- opinion, or
- propaganda (a systematic mis-representation)?
One idea to sort out the truth: Ask
- what is the content (is the headline direct, guarded, innocuous? Is one point of view sandwiche
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
[Israeli] Court nixes IBA ban on air time for Geneva Accord adverts
Haaretz Article: "Court nixes IBA ban on air time for Geneva Accord adverts | By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press | November 19, 2003
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday morning overturned a decision by the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the Second Broadcasting Authority to ban commercials promoting the unofficial Geneva Accord peace plan.
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"The ruling of the court determines that the broadcasting ban was an excessive abuse of freedom of speech," Zaki said. "We will continue to make efforts to persuade the Israeli public to read the Geneva document and to generate a substantive debate on it."
Haaretz Article: "Court nixes IBA ban on air time for Geneva Accord adverts | By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press | November 19, 2003
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday morning overturned a decision by the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the Second Broadcasting Authority to ban commercials promoting the unofficial Geneva Accord peace plan.
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"The ruling of the court determines that the broadcasting ban was an excessive abuse of freedom of speech," Zaki said. "We will continue to make efforts to persuade the Israeli public to read the Geneva document and to generate a substantive debate on it."
Friday, November 07, 2003
Robert Novak revealed a confidential source in 2001
TownHall.com: Conservative Columnists: Robert Novak: "July 12, 2001 | The Hanssen Mystery
WASHINGTON -- Three and half-years ago, I reported that a veteran FBI agent resigned and retired after refusing a demand by Attorney General Janet Reno to give the Justice Department the names of top secret sources in China. My primary source was FBI agent Robert Hanssen.
Disclosing confidential sources is unthinkable for a reporter seeking to probe behind the scenes in official Washington, but the circumstances here are obviously extraordinary. The same traitor who delivered American spies into the Kremlin's hands was expressing concern about the fate of intelligence assets in China. "
TownHall.com: Conservative Columnists: Robert Novak: "July 12, 2001 | The Hanssen Mystery
WASHINGTON -- Three and half-years ago, I reported that a veteran FBI agent resigned and retired after refusing a demand by Attorney General Janet Reno to give the Justice Department the names of top secret sources in China. My primary source was FBI agent Robert Hanssen.
Disclosing confidential sources is unthinkable for a reporter seeking to probe behind the scenes in official Washington, but the circumstances here are obviously extraordinary. The same traitor who delivered American spies into the Kremlin's hands was expressing concern about the fate of intelligence assets in China. "
Monday, November 03, 2003
Israeli and foreign journalists criticized the decision as an attempt to inhibit freedom of the press
Excite News: "Israel Imposes Security Checks on Media | Nov 3, 12:54 PM (ET) | By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will force journalists to undergo stringent checks from its internal Shin Bet security service as a requirement for accreditation, the head of the Government Press Office said Monday.
Israeli and foreign journalists criticized the decision as an attempt to inhibit freedom of the press.
The Foreign Press Association said that while it understands Israel's security problems, there is no evidence that journalists pose a risk. The new policy gives Israeli authorities 'unreasonable veto power' over who can be a foreign correspondent, the association said in a statement."
Excite News: "Israel Imposes Security Checks on Media | Nov 3, 12:54 PM (ET) | By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will force journalists to undergo stringent checks from its internal Shin Bet security service as a requirement for accreditation, the head of the Government Press Office said Monday.
Israeli and foreign journalists criticized the decision as an attempt to inhibit freedom of the press.
The Foreign Press Association said that while it understands Israel's security problems, there is no evidence that journalists pose a risk. The new policy gives Israeli authorities 'unreasonable veto power' over who can be a foreign correspondent, the association said in a statement."
