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The media’s reign of error: “If there’s a major news story over the past 70 years that the American media have botched more often because of bias and wishful thinking, I’d love to hear about it”

WEEKLY STANDARD While Truth Puts On Its Shoes by Mark Hemingway December 15, 2017 Covering the Trump presidency has not always been the media’s finest hour, but even grading on that curve, the month of December has brought astonishing screwups. … Continue reading

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“Mainstream press has completely ignored the leak of thousands of eye-opening documents that expose Soros’ far-flung efforts”

INVESTORS The Bizarre Media Blackout Of Hacked George Soros Documents Editorial Board August 19, 2015 Leaked documents released a few days ago provide juicy insider details of how a fabulously rich businessman has been using his money to influence elections … Continue reading

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The way Western media treats Israel does not make progress with Palestinians possible

THE TOWER Yes, Many Journalists Choose Sides in a Conflict—and Often for the Worst Reasons by Zenobia Ravji February 2016 …I first came to Israel in January 2014 for a short trip. This two-week holiday turned into two years. At … Continue reading

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Israeli terrorism victims invisible to the West and that’s the way media wants it

JERUSALEM POST As I see it: Time to change the narrative by Melanie Phillips November 27, 2015 It is the West’s tragedy that it doesn’t understand it is up against exactly the same Islamic death cult that has attacked the … Continue reading

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Media won’t expose Islamic extremism as the root of Israel hatred because it’s too terrifying to take on a billion Muslims. Way easier to just blame Israel

JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINE History lessons needed by Melanie Phillips October 22, 2015 Years ago, I asked the editor of an Israeli newspaper why Israel never acknowledged that the wellspring of the Arab onslaught against it lay in Islamic extremism. “We can’t … Continue reading

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Media Fail: 70% Believe News Reporting Intentionally Biased

TRUTH REVOLT by Bradford Thomas July 6, 2014 A new survey by USA Today and the First Amendment Center found that Americans’ distrust of the news media has skyrocketed over the last year, the number of American adults believing news … Continue reading

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Highlights from Matti Friedman’s Speech on Mideast Media Coverage

CAMERA BLOG January 30, 2015 Building on his important critique of Middle East media coverage (in Tablet), his short follow-up (also in Tablet), and his more detailed exploration (in The Atlantic), former Associated Press reporter Matti Friedman this week delivered … Continue reading

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Former AP Reporter: I Didn’t Leave Journalism, It Left Me

JEWISH PRESS by Lori Lowenthal Marcus December 16, 2014 About mainstream media’s twisted reporting on Israel, Lavie says: ‘I was not sensitive to it because I am Jewish, I was sensitive to it because I’m a journalist.’….Outsiders have long believed … Continue reading

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New York Times Israel Correspondent Jodi Rudoren Attacks Critics as ‘Noisy Group of Advocates’ @CAMERAorg

ALGEMEINER by Staff November 25, 2014 Jodi Rudoren, the New York Times bureau chief in Israel, has launched an unprecedented attack on pro-Israeli critics of her journalism, declaring that there “is a very active and very noisy group of advocates … Continue reading

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