WORLD
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Mar 22, 2022: Haitian Times: Haiti third in journalist deaths, but reporters say risks worth it
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Minutes after a motorcycle taxi driver was injured after being hit by a marked police vehicle on Airport Road on Feb. 23, a group of textile workers demonstrating nearby for better pay spotted the same type of vehicle there — a Toyota Land Cruiser. The demonstrators began throwing rocks and yelling at the vehicle’s occupant
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Minutes after a motorcycle taxi driver was injured after being hit by a marked police vehicle on Airport Road on Feb. 23, a group of textile workers demonstrating nearby for better pay spotted the same type of vehicle there — a Toyota Land Cruiser. The demonstrators began throwing rocks and yelling at the vehicle’s occupant
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ISRAEL
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Jan 11, 2023: Arutz Sheva: The New York Times’ Orwellian obsession with Israel
I asked five educated pro-Israel people: “How many first-section, hardcopy articles about Israel and Judaism do you think The New York Times published in the last six months of 2022?” They answered, “Probably around 30 or 40, maybe less.” Shockingly, the answer is at least 127. Yes, I carefully counted them. This averages five negative articles every week in just one section. Given that Israel is the size of the state of New Jersey, the Times seems pathologically obsessed with it. Although they very occasionally publish a neutral or positive piece, at least 95% of their first section articles fixate on Israel’s alleged imperfections and falsely magnify them into “atrocities.” Dec 24, 2022: Times of Israel: Anti-LGBTQ party drew up lists of gay media professionals, women’s activists: report
The far-right, anti-LGBTQ faction Noam prepared a list of dozens of gay TV anchors, reporters, radio hosts, and other TV professionals working in the news and entertainment industries, and a round-up of “extreme left-wing” women who it says are part of a “secret team” in an army unit in charge of gender equality, as part of an internal document from 2019 that appears to outline the party’s perceived opponents in the media and in civil society. |
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Feb 3, 2021: AP: Netanyahu hires ex-Breitbart journalist as campaign chief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named a former journalist with the right-wing Breitbart news site, who authored books challenging Barack Obama’s fitness for president, as his campaign chief for March 23 national elections.
Aaron Klein, who has served as a political strategist to Netanyahu since last year, confirmed his appointment to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The news was first reported in Israeli media.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named a former journalist with the right-wing Breitbart news site, who authored books challenging Barack Obama’s fitness for president, as his campaign chief for March 23 national elections.
Aaron Klein, who has served as a political strategist to Netanyahu since last year, confirmed his appointment to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The news was first reported in Israeli media.
December 9, 2016: Jewish News of North Carolina: Breitbarts Jerusalem bureau chief has big goals for site
Stephen Bannon recently called Breitbart News “the most pro-Israel site in the United States of America.”
Stephen Bannon recently called Breitbart News “the most pro-Israel site in the United States of America.”
RUSSIA
Dec 25, 2022: HuffPost: Russian State TV Hails Rep. Lauren Boebert For Refusing To Stand For War Hero Volodymyr Zelensky
Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won a significant new fan — Kremlin state TV — for refusing to stand and applaud Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he spoke to Congress in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. It hailed her for failing to honor Zelensky, who has led his nation against a bloody, brutal invasion by Russia. The broadcast also gave shout outs to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson for denigrating the leader considered a war hero by his country.
Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won a significant new fan — Kremlin state TV — for refusing to stand and applaud Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he spoke to Congress in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. It hailed her for failing to honor Zelensky, who has led his nation against a bloody, brutal invasion by Russia. The broadcast also gave shout outs to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson for denigrating the leader considered a war hero by his country.
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March 5, 2023: The Guardian: The Guardian view on local journalism’s decline: bad news for democracy
There are probably fewer local newspapers in Britain now than at any time since the 18th century. More people get local news and information – or misinformation – from social media. A long-term decline has accelerated: more than 320 local titles closed between 2009 and 2019 as advertising revenues fell by about 70%. The pandemic was another blow. At least as serious as these disappearances is the hollowing out of titles that have seen staffing, resources and pagination slashed, and coverage thus diminished. It is harder to quantify when court reporting is replaced by write-ups of press releases, or generic national stories topped-and-tailed with a little local colour, but it is obvious to readers. |
Local news organisations encourage people to use businesses, go to theatres or join campaigning groups. They inform people about rights and services. They promote accountability and democratic oversight – even more important when power is devolved. But they also sustain communities in less tangible ways. They make people feel part of society. They allow them to assess what they read in the context of their own experience, and encourage them to see news as a source of practical and helpful information, rather than a matter of theoretical discussion and emotional reaction. Margaret Sullivan, the US media critic (and now a Guardian US columnist) warns that their erosion is a danger to democracy itself. It allows disinformation and emotive political rhetoric detached from fact to flourish. 3.5.23 |
