Browsing Tag LA Times

Media Cheat Sheet 10/25/2011

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel. If you’re new to my media cheat sheets, these are my daily assessments of Israel in the news that used to be for HonestReporting’s...

October 25, 2011 18:42 By : 3 Comments

Incitement, Bias: A Textbook Case

For a long time, Israel’s supporters have been trying to draw media attention to the massive problem of incitement in Palestinian school books. So I was initially relieved to see the LA Times pick...

October 25, 2011 13:48 By : 2 Comments

The LA Times’ “Ugly” Obsession With Israel

Yesterday, I teed off on Reuters for it’s non-story about earthquake-stricken Turkey declining Israeli humanitarian assistance. The Turks have so far turned down all foreign aid offers. Strange,...

October 25, 2011 10:39 By : 1 Comment

Media Cheat Sheet 10/23/2011

Everything you need to know about today’s media’s coverage of Israel. Gilad Shalit • This Patrick Chappatte cartoon sums up Faisal Al Qasim’s Gulf News commentary (via IsraellyCool)...

October 23, 2011 18:06 By : 6 Comments

Gilad Shalit Comes Home in the Eye of the Media

After five years in captivity, Gilad Shalit has finally returned home.

October 19, 2011 11:59 By : 51 Comments

Rosenberg’s Alternate Reality

M.J. Rosenberg When you hear anti-Israel activists chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” or see the maps with the whole of Israel replaced by “Palestine”,...

July 17, 2011 15:45 By : 31 Comments

Which Spin is Out of Step?

Which headline’s sticks out like Mahmoud Abbas at a Jonathan Pollard rally? A scheduling problem? That’s kindest spin I’ve seen yet on the state of Palestinian reconciliation.

June 20, 2011 15:46 By : Leave a Comment

2 Reader Reps Discuss Israel Coverage, Say Nothing New

When reader representatives talk about their papers’ Mideast coverage, I pay attention. They don’t touch on the Israel file often enough because it’s one of many issues they juggle. Unfortunately,...

June 12, 2011 15:10 By : 1 Comment

Bibi Coverage: One Speech, Multiple Stories

Our look at some of the media coverage of the Netanyahu speech illustrates how we are at the mercy of one or two journalists and editors or the particular editorial or political line of a media outlet when it comes to coverage of Israel.

May 25, 2011 14:53 By : 13 Comments

LA Times: Defense Against Baby Killers is “Tit-For-Tat”

An LA Times follow-up editorial abdicates all responsibility in assigning moral judgment on a brutal murder.

March 28, 2011 16:07 By : 27 Comments