Every blogger has his favorite blog posts. My list is a mix of evocative, witty or quirky posts. Some of them also had a long shelf life (that is, I frequently referred to it as the year progressed), or...
Does Big Media’s Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Gaza Give Free Pass to Congolese Massacres?
Vava Tampa Does Big Media’s lousy signal-to-noise ratio in Gaza give a free pass to atrocities elsewhere in the world? Congolese activist Vava Tampa wonders why daily massacres in his home country don’t...
Razing Awareness for Home Demolitions
Which of the following three articles from today’s papers strikes you as least newsworthy? Kenya Demolitions: We are all to blame for corruption (homes and businesses illegally built on airport land) Cleveland...
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...
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,...
Media Cheat Sheet 10/24/2011
Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel. Gilad Shalit Shahira Amin • Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin writes an open letter to Israel explaining her interview with Gilad...
The Reuters Obsession With Israel
Reuters reports that Turkey has turned down all offers of foreign assistance. A Turkish foreign ministry official said later that Turkey had received offers of help from dozens of countries after the magnitude...
