Tag Archives: Media Bias

In which I teach the AP how to write an unbiased article on Israel

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Once—just once—I’d like to see an article on Israel that contains no bias whatsoever. This one was pretty darned good. Look at this, it’s part of the lead, and it actually presents the story fairly. It points out that it … Continue reading →

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The Palestinian PR machine

Posted on 02/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A few days ago, IDF soldiers helped a Palestinian woman give birth, and saved her baby’s life as well. The mainstream media ignored it. Yesterday, an Israeli woman went into labor and had her baby in a Palestinian hospital. The … Continue reading →

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The utterly predictable AP anti-Israel narrative

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. The AP ignored the rocket fire, and only wrote about it when Israel responded with force. Israeli air force strikes Gaza, 8 wounded Note the headline has no context. Those evil Israelis are just randomly bombing … Continue reading →

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Tuesday newsday

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Leave the narrative alone! Evil, baby-killing IDF soldiers… deliver and save a Palestinian baby. But wait: The Palestinian woman is happy and grateful Shirin is grateful for the care she was given and says she would like to meet the … Continue reading →

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Monday, briefly

Posted on 02/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, look. It’s not all-Egypt, all the time anymore: So it’s Israel again. Time to pound Israel on settlements again, while repeating the bullshit “Arabs must own all of east Jerusalem” line. Because it’s not like the Arabs threw Jews … Continue reading →

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The Brotherhood media blindness

Posted on 02/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The blindness of the intention of the Muslim Brotherhood is spreading. Jeffrey Goldberg thinks he might be naive by saying that the Brotherhood’s statements about ending the peace treaty with Israel are a “campaign promise.” No, they’re not. Note, however, … Continue reading →

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George Soros: Israel is stopping democracy in Egypt

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Really, with all the money he donates to anti-Israel groups, the guy simply can’t stoop any lower, can he? Of course he can. The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread … Continue reading →

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Whitewashing the Muslim Brotherhood

Posted on 01/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Muslim Brotherhood, which is being whitewashed by the world media as having given up on using violence to establish an Islamic state (pure bullshit, by the way; the Brotherhood has never given up on violence), has an interesting AP … Continue reading →

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Thursday news round-up

Posted on 01/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Um, so what? Ha’aretz profiles a book that says Jews fighting for the state of Israel hid their weapons in “immoral” places, such as—well, I’m not sure. Because the article doesn’t exactly state explicitly where these caches were, except for … Continue reading →

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Bloggers: We bring you the truth, because the media won’t

Posted on 01/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barry Rubin wrote something in a column that essentially sums up what is wrong with reporting today. And what’s wrong with it? The media do not report the truth. Here’s how a friend of mine summed up the recent period: … Continue reading →

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Getting it wrong on Lebanon

Posted on 01/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I tend not to pay attention to the AP analysis on the Middle East, because it is so often wrong. Watching the AP spin the “negotiations” for the new Lebanese prime minister is a great example of how they get … Continue reading →

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Wednesday news roundups

Posted on 01/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know, I’m almost with Iran on this one: I hate Valentine’s Day. I hate all Hallmark holidays. But I’m not willing to make it illegal, and the Iranians are. It’s that famous Muslim tolerance of other religions! Woot! (Although, … Continue reading →

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AP now letting Hezbollah set the boilerplate

Posted on 01/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? The AP is so desperate for “balance” that they’re now quoting the paranoid accusations of a terrorist group as boilerplate “balance”? Because here’s what the AP wrote about the indictment filed against Hezbollah by the UN commission: The court … Continue reading →

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Finally Friday briefs

Posted on 01/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The awesome awesomeness of the ability of Israel to cause everything: You know, we Jews are so wily, so powerful, so all-encompassing, that we can cause neighboring state governments to fall. An Iranian minister said so. (With help from the … Continue reading →

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The what day is today? briefs

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

No time left for Time: Abe Greenwald reads that drek, so I don’t have to. The magazine that gave us “Menachem Begin (rhymes with Fagin) is bashing Israel again. Say, it’s a weekly magazine, isn’t it? And this is a … Continue reading →

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The news the AP leaves out

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

There’s a boilerplate in the current AP stories about the destruction of the “historic” Shepherd Hotel to make way for apartments. The relevant portion is in bold. (The fact that the AP finds it necessary to devote two paragraphs of … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 01/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas the Holocaust deniers: The AFP noted that Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of the leaders of Hamas, during a recent speech both denied the Holocaust and claimed that Israel was perpetuating one on Palestinians. That’s known as “Business as usual” in … Continue reading →

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War is peace; bad is good: Another AP mis-analysis

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP lowers the bar and calls out the Orwellian language for this profile of how Mohammed Dahlan, terrorist, has become Mohammed Dahlan, the last, best hope for the PA. In the article, we learn that a) Mahmoud Abbas is … Continue reading →

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CSM: Freedom of religion equals lack of democracy

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Christian Science Monitor, never a friend to Israel, is contributing to the delegitimization of Israel by asking whether or not Israel is a democracy. The premise for this article, which is included in the CSM’s year-end list section, uses … Continue reading →

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If it’s Friday, this must be the anti-Israel narrative in Bilin

Posted on 01/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Palestinians, Israeli peaceniks, and various anti-Israel internationals attended their weekly riot against the separation barrier in Bilin. Tear gas was used. A Palestinian woman died a day later, and the media are using this as yet another example of the … Continue reading →

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