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Media Comment: Israel’s impotent media council

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:06:05 GMT

The media treats not only women with disdain but also the nationalist camp.

Media Comment: The journalists’ ‘omerta’

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:17:51 GMT

Media personnel, from producers to editors to reporters, view everything as fair game – except their own environment or professional activities.

Media Comment: Israel’s journalists abroad

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:37:43 GMT

As long as there has been media, there has been media criticism.

MEDIA COMMENT: The sleepy ombudsman

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:32:13 GMT

More often than not, the ombudsman chooses the easy way out, giving broadcasters too much freedom.

Media Comment: Past and future in our media

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:09:49 GMT

Our founding fathers arranged for the memorial days and Independence Day to be so close to each other.

MEDIA COMMENT: Ambassadors of goodwill

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:04:22 GMT

A theme which has arisen time and again in our column is the harm caused abroad by Israel’s media.

MEDIA COMMENT: The doomsayers

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:26:56 GMT

Media coverage, implications of understandings of international coverage impact "fear-mongering" of public, perhaps unnecessarily.

Media Comment: An ‘apartheid’ journalist

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:10:28 GMT

Discussion and debate in Israel are robust and free-wheeling, as they should be in a democracy.

Media Comment: A media descent

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:38:18 GMT

The media’s responsibility to defend the public’s right to know is not upheld.

MEDIA COMMENT: Media appreciation

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:33:34 GMT

It is our hope that the Abramowitz Israel Prize for Media Criticism makes a significant contribution to improving media standards

MEDIA COMMENT: Our media’s intifada

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:17:40 GMT

Media Comment: Media darkness

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:58:49 GMT

A debate on the use of gag orders or on the need for military censorship is always welcome.

Media Comment: Bashing haredim

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:35:44 GMT

The job of news people is to report, to get the facts, not to argue, reprimand and wave a finger.

Media Comment: Biased, but free

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:09:13 GMT

Reporters without Borders, in its ranking of freedom of the press, dropped Israel this year to the 112th place, down from 92.

The media and the election campaign

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:53:50 GMT

Now that the election is over, one can look back at what role the media played.

Media Comment: Elections are over, what now?

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:25:46 GMT

Members of Knesset, the new and the old, are entrusted with a civic responsibility to seek the best for Israel’s citizens and residents.

Media Comment: Democracy in the hands of journalists

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:41:06 GMT

The law, which still states that it is forbidden to use the airwaves for campaigning, is violated daily.

Media Comment: ‘Next year in Palestine’

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:55:03 GMT

Where is Israel in outrageous media attacks? Where is the Israeli ambassador to Switzerland who should publicly defend Israel?

Media Comment: The poverty festival

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:44:19 GMT

Unfortunately, our media seems to be rather lazy. Bad headlines always sell well.

Bennett, the media and disobeying orders

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:33:38 GMT

Bennett’s Bayit Yehudi party has only gained from this saga. The true loser is the public.

Media Comment: Channel 10 versus Israel’s democracy

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:46:01 GMT

Channel 10 had no respect for the democratic process until now. Should the Knesset then save it today?

Media Comment: Our media’s view of Hanukka

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:59:23 GMT

The Zionist concept of Hanukka, a celebration of Jewish independence, a memory of days which preceded the terrible diaspora, has eluded many parts of our media.

Media Comment: Fascists, communists and traitors

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:06:59 GMT

Israel’s Left did not like the First Lebanon war that began in 1982. They claimed that it was unnecessary, excessive and harmful to Israel.

Micha Friedman – good or bad for Army Radio?

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:48:17 GMT

Media Comment: It is not surprising that Friedman feels at home in an army radio station which allows him to make sure the station does not serve the needs of the army. Indeed, under such circumstances our country would be better off without the station altogether.

Media Comment: Irresponsibility even in war

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:18:52 GMT

Why do so many readers continue to support media outlets proven to be consistently unethical with unfair and biased toward Israel?

Media Comment: It's election time!

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:42:50 GMT

The Internet plays an ever-increasing role in our life and certainly when it comes to election campaigns.

Media Comment: Israel’s media, human rights coverage

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:45:56 GMT

The media’s subjective treatment of human rights issues is illustrated by the usual characterization of the haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, as a parasitical social element.

Media Comment: Who gets the prize?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:41:55 GMT

Not everyone who receives an award is a prime example of ethical media behavior. In the long term, the list of people awarded a prize is a reflection of the value of the prize itself.

Media Comment: God in the newsroom

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:32:30 GMT

There still remain too many impediments for an ethical and fair representation of religious issues in the media.

Media Comment: The media’s role during elections

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:20:22 GMT

A system is not in place that would properly protect the media consumer from the persuasive potency of the media’s power.

Media comment: Ups, downs of Temple Mount reporting

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:59:22 GMT

When events, especially violent ones, transpire, the press should be there.

Media Comment: A Swiss bribe

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:00:40 GMT

Some principles of media ethics should seem self-evident, and yet, journalists and their papers find it difficult to uphold them in practice.

Media Comment: The perennial scapegoat

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:09:21 GMT

Is the controversy surrounding daylight savings time to be blamed on the Haredim?

Media Comment: The consumer first?

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:19:50 GMT

Many in Israel’s media prided themselves on their support of the social unrest of last summer. Could it have been that their very activism was motivated by self-interest?

A positive media message for the New Year

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:10:03 GMT

Media Comment: Israel’s Hebrew print scene seems to be changing. We now will have two post-Zionist-oriented papers and two Zionist-oriented ones.

Media Comment: Media ethics lessons from abroad

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:33:42 GMT

Media standards are deteriorating to the point where confidence in the news is weak.

Media Comment: Don’t artificially resuscitate Ch. 10

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:03:20 GMT

The Peled Commission recommended that Israel should aim toward an “open skies” policy enabling almost anyone to broadcast.

Media Comment: Iran and Israel’s extreme left-wing media

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:37:46 GMT

Our suggestion: let the news speak for itself. Our media “experts” should stick to reporting the facts. That is the professional, the democratic and the lawful way for them to do their job.

Media Comment: The inattentive media

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:48:49 GMT

Is the media afraid Jewish presence on the Temple Mount would undermine their secular cultural and post-modern views?

Media Comment: Are ethics needed at the IBA?

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:14:21 GMT

Should the IBA allow any personal-opinion programs? Should they be limited to presenters outside the IBA?

Media Comment: Neubach- should she go?

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:31:26 GMT

The present code of ethics of the IBA still states that the IBA has no voice of its own.

Media Comment: Ariel – the media misses out again

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:59:44 GMT

The real fear of Israel’s universities is that the university in Ariel spells the beginning of the end of their hegemony on social thought, culture and humanistic studies.

Media comment: Media suicide

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:40:22 GMT

Silman is described by many as being successful businessman for a time, who became bankrupt due to cruelty of bureaucrats.

Media Comment: Wanted - Public editor

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:49:11 GMT

Will Markowitz have the inner strength and moral fortitude needed to deal with some of the pressing ethical issues facing the IBA?

Media comment: Swiss media ethics

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:23:02 GMT

The right of response is arguably one of the most important elements in journalism codes worldwide.

Media Comment: Media Doublespeak

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:18:34 GMT

Has media literacy become a difficult task rather than a celebration of democracy and freedom of expression?

Media Comment: Does the media care about its public?

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:52:20 GMT

Over 200 persons from both sides of the Green Line convened at Jerusalem’s Leonardo Hotel and were presented with material.

Media Comment: The ‘New Order’ at Educational TV

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:14:37 GMT

Opinionated anchors deal with social issues from their personal point of view, paying special attention to social, cultural topics.

Media Comment: Respect for the law?

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:23:23 GMT

One would hope that the attorney-general will not give in to sectorial pressure and carry out his job as mandated by the law, and not by the press.

Media comment: The new IBA?

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:44:19 GMT

IBA has been running self-advertising campaign stating that “We have programs for you at the IBA." Is there truth in this advertising?

Media Comment: The invisible minority

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:06:49 GMT

The fact that the Israeli Arab political leadership largely does not recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish state does not reflect the attitude of all Arab citizens.

Media Comment: Our wise sages

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:32:45 GMT

A society should be judged by the stature and relevance of its sages. But what should be done when such people are lacking?

Media Comment: Freedom of the press – who really cares?

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:32:45 GMT

The “democracy in danger” slogan figures prominently in “Beinartism,” the theory that Israel's policies threaten its democracy.

Media Comment: When is a hoax punished?

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:03:05 GMT

Channel 10 News would do well to heed the admonition of Leo Rennert and work hard to bring to us the “real” news.

Media Comment: Limits on free expression?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:17:15 GMT

Can radio show hosts have too much freedom of expression? Be too independent, too intrusive, too disgusting?

Media Comment: The orphaned success

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:19:10 GMT

In Israel’s media, even success can remain orphaned.

Media Comment: Socially responsible media?

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:45:14 GMT

Our media is not really bent on improving the lot of the poor, rather its main focus is improving its own lot. Most journalists belong to the middle class.

Media Comment: Cultural Autism

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:03:44 GMT

Elements within Israel’s media suffer from what we could term “cultural autism.” We observe them limiting their coverage.

Media Comment: The new IBA law

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:10:52 GMT

The current system of self-regulation has not worked and public confidence in the press is lacking.

Media Comment: David Regev – the new ombudsman

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:37:56 GMT

In less than three months, Regev used his authority more than his predecessor did in a decade.

Media Comment: Our great media

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:56:23 GMT

enjoy your Purim holiday. Buy a newspaper, turn on your radio and press your TV remote control, sit back and enjoy the freedom of the press.

That other channel – Israel Educational Television

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:29:58 GMT

Media Comment: At present, IETV broadcasts over 200 weekly hours of programming also over Channel 2 as well as HOT’s Channel 23.

Media Comment: The watchdogs

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:11:26 GMT

If Israel is bashed, if anti-Zionism rages, if anti-Semitism is allowed to run rampant without response, we have only ourselves to blame.

Media Comment: Fact or fantasy?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:19:56 GMT

Israel’s Supreme Court decided last week to reverse a two-year old decision against media celebrity Dr. Ilana Dayan.

Media Comment: The future of army radio

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:42:04 GMT

The truth is that Galatz today is a luxury that Israel can do without.

Media Comment: Why not Ynet?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:58:42 GMT

The future will tell whether the public will tolerate the lack of accountability of Ynet.

Media Comment: How ethical are legal commentators?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:03:15 GMT

One wonders why our public airwaves are dominated by unbalanced, unethical legal commentary.

Media Comment: In media we trust?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:50:59 GMT

Even for 'The New York Times,' objectivity is no longer perceived as an ethical obligation.

Is Israel slipping towards ‘videocracy’?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:18:10 GMT

Media Watch: Benjamin Barber wrote that television does not “enhance literacy [so much] as render it irrelevant.”

Media Comment: Making prizes transparent

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:45:35 GMT

The Nobel committee failed to award the prize to deserving people, such as L. Meitner, A. Kramers and R. Franklin.

Media Comment: The named and the nameless

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:25:08 GMT

Gender discrimination be exposed and dealt with, but it is unfair to put the whole onus on one community.

The media boomerang effect

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:50:12 GMT

The Media Effect: Israeli public aware that its press is too often a suppressor of democracy instead of its staunch supporter.

Media Comment: Journalists' feast

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:24:57 GMT

2011 Eilat Journalist Conference participants wear “against the silencing law” T-shirts.

Media Comment: Agenda’s agenda

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:44:36 GMT

Agenda’s radical left-wing agenda is not hidden. It is part of the radical forum Shutafut-Sharakah, made up of extreme groups like The Citizens’ Accord Forum between Jews and Arabs in Israel, Keshev, Shatil and Sikkuy.

Media Comment: The sorry saga of Channel 10

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:57:06 GMT

The threat to the TV station has led to a media campaign about the threat to Israel’s democracy. But its news coverage has been fairer and more balanced than its competitors.

Media Comment: Price Tag – Israeli or Palestinian?

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:07:02 GMT

It is the media’s job to spotlight criminal activity, but it is disconcerting when there is a lack of equal intensity for similar acts when perpetrated against Jews.

Media Comment: A second-rate Second Authority

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:21:59 GMT

The Second Authority for Television and Radio's work is often sloppy, lacks attention to detail and shows mercy in cases that could be considered criminal.

Media Comment: Duplicity and repentance in the media

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:53:45 GMT

Some of Israel’s most important media personalities are coming out after the fact, admitting the media failed miserably in covering Schalit.

Media Comment: What happened to that ‘diplomatic tsunami'?

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:14 GMT

The tsunami predicted to hit Israel in the month of September went the way of so many other predictions that have been made about the Mideast.

Media Comment: Who does Israel’s press council protect?

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:03:09 GMT

Do press councils protect rights of media consumers, provide democratic service, or do they simply protect media and journalists?

What? Us apologize?

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:11:39 GMT

Channel 10’s apology could have been a watershed, a turning point at which responsible journalists say let’s stop and think about where we’ve gone wrong.

The liberal bias of Israel’s media

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:42:36 GMT

Which is worse, a government-controlled media or a supposedly free media that uses its power to undermine democracy?

Media Comment: Hebrew Now

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:31:45 GMT

After being revived to life, Hebrew is now once again threatened by a careless media and the general trend is an increasing use of English.

Media Comment: The anti-Beck crusade

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:37:52 GMT

Why have the local media given such a cool reception to the US television superstar?

One-sided humor is not funny

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:44:19 GMT

For too long, satire on television appeared to belong to the Left. In recent years, the popular show ‘Latma’ has proven that humor can come from the Right as well.

Media Comment: Rachel is weeping

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:36:25 GMT

The ‘Kol Barama’ radio station claims that its programs are based on listening to the public and creating a dialogue with it.

Media Comment: The new director-general of the IBA

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:23:21 GMT

The recent appointment of Yoni Ben-Menachem has awakened a few demons from their slumber.