A web site called British Views of the World published this map showing which countries got the most international coverage in The Guardian. Get a good look at Israel: Benjamin Hennig, who created the...
Clicking the ‘Like’ Button: More Powerful Than Voting
HonestReporting's social media editor, Alex Margolin, contributes occasional posts on social media issues. He oversees HonestReporting on Facebook. The New York Times recently reported that film...
Journo Speaks Out: No Free Speech in PA
I'm impressed that a newspaper outside of Israel has picked up on the story George Canavati. PA security forces incarcerated the Radio Bethlehem journalist for five days, because he dared to report...
No Time For Israel: An In-Depth Analysis
When Time magazine published its September cover story, “Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace,” we were stunned by the article’s fundamental misrepresentation of Israeli attitudes....
Reuters Distributing Press Releases in Editorial Feed
For as long as newspapers have accepted money to publish advertisements, there tension between the employees responsible for content (editors and the newsroom staff) and the staffers with bottom line...
NGO Implicates Hamas In Organ Trafficking
An NGO called EveryOne issued a statement denouncing abuses against Eritrean refugees in the Sinai. EveryOne implicates Hamas operatives in kidnapping, organ harvesting, torture, rape and running a concentration...
Copy Editors Asleep At the Wheel
UPDATE December 29: Voice of America corrected the mistake. See VOA blogger Jessica Stahl's comment on this post. * * * Ali Akbar Siadat, an Iranian political prisoner, was hanged in Tehran's...
Wikileaks: Syria Orchestrated Mohammed Cartoons Riots
Arab rage over the 2006 Mohammed cartoons wasn't so spontaneous after all. This just in from Haaretz: A US diplomatic cable published by Aftenposten said the Syrian premier had, "several days...
The Holocaust’s Boomerang Effect On Public Diplomacy
I was never comfortable with the way Israel has over-emphasized the connection between the Holocaust and the founding of the state. Benny Levy's compelling commentary in YNet News strikes a chord...
Post-Christmas Morning In Silwan
After seeing this AFP/Getty photo (via IsraellyCool), my first impression was that the photographer in the foreground was likely to get hit by a recoiling slingshot strap. Such is post-Christmas in...
