By Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher
Israel launched its much-anticipated invasion of Gaza on Saturday. For over a week, U.S. media had provided largely one-sided coverage of the conflict, with little editorializing or commentary arguing against broader Israeli actions. |
By IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says the Israeli ban on foreign journalists from entering Gaza to cover the conflict is a dangerous violation of press freedom that adds to "ignorance, uncertainty and fear" in the region. |
By Waleed Ibrahim, Reuters
U.S. forces shot and severely wounded a female Iraqi television producer in southern Baghdad this week, U.S. officials and Iraqi colleagues said. |
By Larry Kramer, Daily Beast
Who will win the battle between content providers like Viacom and distributors like Time Warner Cable? Viewers, of course. |
Have the world's media got serious in 2008?
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We Can't Rely On Superficial Mainstream Media Reporting At A Time Of Deep Crisis
By Yonit Farago, Times Online
While Israel fights Hezbollah with tanks and aircraft, its supporters are campaigning on the internet. |
By Mark Weiss, Irish Times
The Israeli Supreme Court will hear a petition today, presented by the Foreign Press Association, demanding the right of foreign journalists based in Israel to enter the Gaza Strip to cover the conflict. |
By Reporters Without Borders
Better figures despite a hostile climate and more Internet repression. |
The traditional media is in a tailspin, but can a new generation of visionaries revive the watchdog press?
