Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Here is the transcript from a June 10 interview by CNN host Rick Sanchez with Steven Stotsky of CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America):
SANCHEZ: This is a smart, interesting conversation we should do more of, I think, in our business. This is, like, an introspective conversation ...
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at the deluge of media attention following the Gaza flotilla incident.
At the time this column was being written, on the evening of June 2, the popular news aggregator Google showed ...
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
Dès qu'a été diffusée la nouvelle de l'assaut israélien contre une flottille de militants propalestiniens, les condamnations ont fusé. Le président français, Nicolas Sarkozy, a déploré la force «disproportionnée» employée par les Israéliens. Le premier ministre britannique, David Cameron, a jugé le raid «complètement inacceptable». Le Haut commissariat aux droits ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Ça y est, ça recommence.
Chaque fois que la situation explose au Moyen-Orient, les réseaux sociaux s’enflamment et la raison prend le bord.
Depuis deux jours, les journalistes croulent sous les courriels haineux. La situation est telle que le quotidien Libération a décidé de bloquer tous les commentaires concernant l’abordage meurtrier mené ...
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, praises the influential Economist magazine for a balanced take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This column has recently criticized major elements of the mainstream media for failing to deal adequately with the complexity ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, writes that equating Israel's nuclear capability with Iran's is an attempt to divert attention from the real threat that a nuclear Iran represents to the world.
While western attention remains substantially focused ...
Posted in CIC Publications, Iran, Israeli Foreign Affairs, Media, Middle East | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
by Uri Goldflam
I have fond memories of National Geographic magazine. As a child I would wait with growing anticipation for the arrival of the beige envelope containing the yellow magazine. I loved to lose myself in the pages of wonderful stories and amazing photos.
It is because I hold NG ...
Posted in Israeli Foreign Affairs, Jordan, Media, Middle East, Palestinian affairs | 7 Comments »
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, says Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson is taking a one-side look at the Israeli-Arab conflict.
In the April 6 Globe and Mail, Ian Brown wrote about his interview with New ...
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at coverage of the recent Nuclear Security Summit which - for the most part - did not focus on Israel.
With very few exceptions, the coverage of the two-day Nuclear ...
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, says that influential New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is backtracking on his view of Israel.
In the aftermath of 9/11, when it was fashionable in many circles to link Muslim ...
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