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That something, according to former Associated Press reporter Matti Friedman, is the grossly disproportionate number of journalists assigned to covering Israel—more, Friedman writes, than “AP had in China, Russia, or India, or in all of the 50 countries of sub-Saharan Africa combined.”
Michael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
Investigations into Palestinian Authority corruption or Abbas’s rejection of peace offers are simply quashed, while exposés of Israeli intransigence merit headlines. Friedman believes the reason is anti-Semitism, the willingness to associate Jews with the worst traits in today’s world, namely, militarism, colonialism, and racism.
Michael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
I Am Going to Miss Pitchfork, but That’s Only Half the Problem
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Beyond the Link Tax: Journalism and the Changing Nature of the Internet
Philip Moscovitchhalifaxexaminer.camean anything at all. On the front page of the gray old Times, I’m liable to encounter a chatty article about frying with propane gas. CNN lavished hours of airtime on a runaway bride. The magisterial tones of Walter Cronkite, America’s rich uncle, are lost to history, replaced by the ex-cheerleader mom style of Katie Couric. One reason the notion
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