The Worst of Times
Op-Ed editors allow PLO advisor Michael Tarazi to demonize Israel with false charges about "colonies," water, citizenship.
Andrea Levin
NPR’s Derogates Israel and Religious Jews
On June 12, 2004, NPR's Scott Simon interviewed Richard Ben Cramer on the topic of the latter's newly released book How Israel Lost: The Four Questions. Though panned by numerous critics who faulted its deceptive depiction of Israel's security needs, Simon chatted appreciatively with the author, urging him to repeat from his book an anecdote about religious Jews that was evidently apocryphal and meant solely to ridicule the religious establishment in Israel. Simon did not stop there. He concluded with a remarkable question posed to the guest that may be a window on NPR attitudes about Israel.
NATIONAL POST OP-ED: Terrorist: There is No Other Name
The intense controversy surrounding the reluctance of Reuters and other media outlets to use the word “terrorist” says a lot about how abhorrent are the deeds of those branded with the term. Terrorists themselves typically shun the label, preferring euphemisms that disguise their actions.
Fairness Overdue
Librarians select titles based, in part, on recommendations by Library Journal, which routinely endorses one-sided books by extreme critics of Israel.
NPR Critiques Itself
A shoddy self-assessment by the network of its Arab-Israeli coverage seeks to blunt public criticism.
The Goldberg Manipulations
A journalist respected for factual, unflinching reports scapegoats Jewish settlers.
CAMERA Letter in Boston Globe Clarifies Status of West Bank Land
CAMERA's Andrea Levin refutes columnist H.D.S. Greenway's erroneous reference to Israel's "pre-1967 borders" with the West Bank and Gaza.
CAMERA Op-Ed: The James Carroll Paradox
Microsoft’s Encarta Muddles the Middle East
Distortions about the Middle East dispensed by the mass media can mislead news consumers of all ages, but especially worrisome is misinformation purveyed in reference works. Microsoft's popular Encarta Encyclopedia, available on the Internet and in expanded form on CD, is a troubling mix of solid information, bias and error.