On Victor David Hanson’s Private Papers, Bruce Thornton reviews Joshua Muravchik’s book Covering the Intifada: How the Media Reported the Palestinian Uprising.
How a beleaguered, tiny Israel has been turned into a pariah state is a fascinating historical question…the Western electronic and print media have been the most destructive, shaping as they do the perceptions of the everyday voters who ultimately determine their countries’ policies. The ideological bias, sloppiness, and often the sheer ignorance of the reporters, editors, and news anchors who fashion the news for Americans have created a distorted view of Israel and her predicament, one that frequently compromises American foreign policy in the Middle East.
A very good review of a book HR’s been recommending for some time — see it on our Essential Reading page.
