Role of the Media
EI's Role of the Media section offers news about how the media, the two parties in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and governments interrelate. The section notes groundbreaking reports that illuminate realities in the conflict, reports instances of pressure on the media, and offers overviews of the mechanisms of media control. Quality submissions are welcomed.
Ramattan's war: The world's eyes into Gaza
Toufic Haddad, The Electronic Intifada, 20 February 2009
If there is controversy about who won the recent war in Gaza, there is no question that Ramattan News Agency of Gaza City won the war to broadcast it. It was Ramattan's images that beamed Israel's 22-day "Operation Cast Lead" into millions of households across the globe, capturing the indelible visual moments of the war. Ramattan's images were broadcast uncensored around the clock and only stopped on the few occasions the staff had to evacuate the studios fearing the 11-story building was about to be bombed. Toufic Haddad reports for The Electronic Intifada. [MORE]
Egypt on offensive after critical Al-Jazeera coverage
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, The Electronic Intifada, 16 February 2009
CAIRO (IPS) - Coverage of Israel's recent war on the Gaza Strip by regional news stations has reflected longstanding political divisions within the Arab world. Qatar-based Al-Jazeera's reporting drew a particularly angry response from Egypt. "Coverage of the Gaza conflict by certain Arab language news channels aggravated the rift between the Arab 'moderate' and 'rejectionist' camps," Mohamed Mansour, professor of mass media at Cairo University told IPS. [MORE]
Selective reporting from Lebanon
Nate George, The Electronic Intifada, 13 February 2009
Legitimate criticism of Israeli policy is suppressed through journalistic crimes of omission and commission. The public is presented with images and stories of Arab violence and aggression while the notion of Israeli restraint and victimhood is piously maintained. Israeli actions are thus "responses" and never belligerence. Nate George comments. [MORE]
BBC violates its own principles by not airing Gaza appeal
Jinan Bastaki, The Electronic Intifada, 26 January 2009
Recently, the UK-based Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which comprises many aid agencies including the British Red Cross, Islamic Relief, Oxfam and others, called on all UK news broadcasters to broadcast a public appeal for Gaza. The BBC and other broadcasters refused, stating that "Along with other broadcasters, the BBC has decided not to broadcast the DEC's public appeal to raise funds for Gaza." The Electronic Intifada contributor Jinan Bastaki tests the BBC's argument for refusing to air the appeal. [MORE]
Are Germans getting fed up with Israel?
Raymond Deane, The Electronic Intifada, 18 January 2009
Given that "unconditional support" for Israel remains the official policy of the ruling coalition government of Social and Christian Democrats, a position that has been given particularly crass utterance on several occasions by Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union), a recent opinion poll suggests that the gulf between government and citizens on this issue is vast and growing. Raymond Deane analyzes for The Electronic Intifada. [MORE]
In Washington, all roads lead to Tehran
Daniel Luban, The Electronic Intifada, 10 January 2009
WASHINGTON (IPS) - As the war in Gaza approaches its third week, a chorus of influential voices in the United States media has cast the conflict as a proxy war in which the real enemy is not Hamas but Iran. The result has been a growing tendency in the US to view Gaza as simply one battleground in a larger war between Iran and the West, and to dismiss the stated concerns of the Palestinians as a mere smokescreen for Iranian influence. [MORE]
EI investigation: The US media and the attack on Gaza
Shervan Sardar, The Electronic Intifada, 8 January 2009
In the first three days of the Israeli offensive from 28-30 December, editorials and op-eds from five major US papers overwhelmingly adopted the official US and Israeli government talking points on the conflict -- even where this version was clearly contradicted by the legal and historical record, widely available to the public. Shervan Sardar presents the findings of a special study for The Electronic Intifada. [MORE]
Canadian media attempt to silence on Israel
Robert Jensen, The Electronic Intifada, 30 September 2008
When the bottom line is threatened, corporations typically show little concern for holding the line on political principles such as freedom of expression. In capitalism, freedom is too often just another word for maximizing profits. Robert Jensen comments. [MORE]
EI study refutes CAMERA media bias accusation
Shervan Sardar, The Electronic Intifada, 18 August 2008
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is a media monitoring organization with a large database of supporters known for its staunch support for Israeli policies and its ability to influence media coverage. While CAMERA claims to be objective and interested in holding the media accountable to its own "self-professed standards," a study published by The Electronic Intifada demonstrates terminology and views of the organization are largely consistent with those of the Israeli government itself. [MORE]
Haaretz.com promotes website advocating genocide and terrorism
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 2 June 2008
Haaretz.com, the website of the Israeli newspaper often cited as an example of Israel's liberal, critical media carries paid advertisements from a website openly advocating the total destruction of the Palestinian people, the murder of large numbers of Muslim civilians, the assassination of the family members of Arab rulers, and the use of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons against dozens of countries. [MORE]
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