by Adam Johnson/Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Journalism how-not-to: New York Times (6/7/18) puts the attack inthe headline, reveals it’s a smear in paragraph 20. A reporter at the most influential paper in English-language media appears to not know the difference between a government “tightly editing” and selectively editing video. New York Times reporter … [Read more...] about NYT Carries IDF Attack on Murdered Medic–Reveals It’s a Smear in 20th Paragraph
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Palestinian Solidarity Poem. Rafeef Ziadah: “We Teach Life, Sir!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8WwB9tvBWM Jewish Voice for Peace Today, my body was a TV'd massacre. Today, my body was a TV'd massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits. Today, my body was a TV'd massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits filled enough with statistics to counter measured response. And I perfected my English and I learned … [Read more...] about Palestinian Solidarity Poem. Rafeef Ziadah: “We Teach Life, Sir!”
How Palestine Disappeared from U.S. Media Coverage – by Ramzy Baroud
As if he has, overnight, been transformed into a master politician, Donald Trump’s 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified. Quoting former Israeli political adviser, Mitchell Barack, the New York Timesreferred to Trump as the “Liberace of world leaders,” in reference to the flamboyant piano player, Wladziu Valantino Liberace. The latter, known as “Mr. … [Read more...] about How Palestine Disappeared from U.S. Media Coverage – by Ramzy Baroud
Sentencing of Israeli Soldier for Killing of Palestinian Exposes Contradictions of Occupation
An Israeli Military Court handed down an 18-month sentence to Israeli soldier Elor Azaria for the murder of Palestinian, Fatah Al-Sharif. Al-Sharif was lying on the ground at the time of the fatal shooting. Azaria, the soldier was convicted in early January of manslaughter for shooting Fatah Al- Sharif and for inappropriate conduct. We reported his conviction in Real News … [Read more...] about Sentencing of Israeli Soldier for Killing of Palestinian Exposes Contradictions of Occupation
News from the Global South
Most recent stories from InterPress Service Trump Marks the End of a Cycle Roberto Savio Let us stop debating what newly-elected US President Trump is doing or might do and look at him in terms of historical importance. Put simply, Trump marks the end of an American cycle! Roberto SavioLike it or not, for the last two centuries the entire planet has … [Read more...] about News from the Global South