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Report: Attacks On Journalists During The Intifada
Finding both Israeli and Palestinian forces responsible for violence against journalists, this report presents statistics and recommendations for protecting those who would document the conflict. From International Press Institute, April 20 2002
Reporting Atrocities Or Spurring Terrorism?
Media in Arab countries are flooded with horrific images of Israeli attacks on Jenin, even before any independent investigation can explore what actually happened. Will accusations of a "massacre" lead to new waves of terrorism? From The Christian Science Monitor Online, April 17 2002
Witnesses In A Media Blackout
Israel's ban on journalists in the West Bank means the only reports from the West Bank are via e-mail, which has proved unreliable in other conflicts. This does both sides a disservice. From AlterNet/Independent Media Institute, April 11 2002
Children's Eye View On The Middle East
When an Israeli-American filmmaker began documenting Palestinian and Israeli children, he found they both hated each other and wanted to meet each other. From Salon.com, March 20 2002
The Mideast: Are We All Blinded By Bias?
• News Dissector: Watching wars — the personal side of journalism (more Dissector columns here)
• What the children learn: comparing Israeli and Palestinian textbooks
• FAIR Alert: Who decides what is "terrorism"?
From MediaChannel, AMIN, FAIR. April 10 2002
The News And Rhetoric Of Mideast War
As the Middle East bursts into death and destruction, both Israelis and Palestinians are using increasing violence to control the press. From The Christian Science Monitor Online, April 2 2002
The Ethics Of Reporting
How conflict is reported can shape the way the world responds. A new book produced by more than 200 journalists aims to help reporters ask tough questions about the ethical implications of their work. Featuring: A Four-Point Ethical Reporting Checklist. January 23 2002
Also see:
• Two Ways to Report Mideast News (Nov 22, 2000)
• 17 Tips for Peace Journalism
Spinning In The Middle East
Journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict face pressures from governments and media-monitoring groups on both sides as they navigate the minefields of language. An American correspondent in Jerusalem describes the risks to both his reporting and his family.
From Columbia Journalism Review, January 1 2002
Have Israeli Media Shifted Right?
With "neo-patriotic reflex" — that is, making up for international bias — the media have stopped helping Israelis see the humanity of their "enemies," writes Ilene R. Prusher.
From The Christian Science Monitor Online, October 16 2001
 Ripping Mideast Media
As Mideast violence escalates, many Web sites that monitor coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are waging their own battles. Do these sites help us understand the issues or are they simply spreading divisive rhetoric?
Is bias in the journalist's pen or the reader's lens?
Visit these media monitors and share your thoughts in our Forum.
• Middle East Media Research Institute
• Media Monitors Network
• Anti-Defamation League Media Watch
• Committee for Accuracy in Middle East
Reporting in America
• Electronic Intifada
Dissecting Mideast Coverage: Danny Schechter's Columns
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DAILY The News Dissector Web Log
• What's A Journalist To Do When The Political Gets Personal? (April 10, 2002)
• The Dangers Of TV's Tunnel Vision (April 3, 2002)
Middle East Media Bias (Nov 3, 2000)
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Perception/Reality (Oct 18, 2000)
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