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Information warfare is shaping the Israel, US war with Iran in real time - opinion

Modern warfare is no longer only about territory or firepower; it is about controlling the narrative that people believe.

|ByLINDA ARGALGI SADACKA
LT.-COL. NADAV SHOSHANI: Israel’s face to global media.
Jerusalem Post breaking news desk editor and journalist James Genn

James Genn: Thriving in the eye of The Jerusalem Post's newsroom storm

Behind the Bylines: From the breaking news desk, to reporters, to editors, to copyeditors, everyone works together to try to get the best output that we can.

|ByAARON REICH
An illustration of misinformation being spread on the internet

Mossad dentists plant chips in teeth? What I learned reading Iranian media - analysis

Facts are bent, shuffled, or buried under spectacle. And aside from the occasional quote from us at the Post, this ecosystem has lately produced some of the wildest conspiracy theories in years.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

|ByREUTERS

Privatizing public broadcasting, turning the watchdog into a lapdog - opinion

Privatizing KAN is not just an unnecessary step but one that undermines the very foundations of a democratic society.

DECEMBER 15, 2024ByANAT BEN-DAVID
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi and Kan Public Broadcasting’s Michal Asulin argue at a meeting in the Knesset this week on freedom of the media. A small majority in the Knesset has set its sights on the media, political freedom, rule of law, government institutions.

Netanyahu's testimony contradicted by Likud ad spending records

Contrary to Netanyahu's testimony, the Likud party invested an estimated NIS 283,300 in advertisements in Walla in January 2015.

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByDAVID WERTHEIM
The Walla logo seen next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024

Grapevine December 11, 2024: Dereliction of duty Down Under

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ITAN DONITZ (left) and Daniel Chamovitz.

'Dangerous development': Likud-circulated list ranks KAN journalists by stance toward government

The list ranked journalists and broadcasters hosting current affairs programs on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 signifying strong government support and 5 indicating strong opposition.

DECEMBER 2, 2024ByMIKI LEVIN
The broadcast offices and studios of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem January 31, 2023.

Editor's Notes: Kan needs reform, not destruction—it’s both flawed and essential

Kan’s budget is a hefty NIS 800 million a year - but public broadcasting isn’t about competing with commercial channels, it’s about amplifying voices.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside the studios of the Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN, in Jerusalem, on August 17, 2020

Bill to privatize Israel’s public broadcaster passes preliminary vote

Karhi: no need for publicly funded broadcasting. Lapid: attack on Israeli democracy

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
MK Tally Gotliv court hearing on the case of the "Rosh Yehudi" association against the Tel Aviv Municipality which prevents against the holding of the traditional Yom Kippur prayer in the public space at Dizengoff Square, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. October 9, 2024.

Israeli minister proposes bill to abolish KAN, Israel's public broadcaster

Opponents of the bill claim that it is intended to threaten the Public Broadcasting Corporation and is an attempt to silence an important voice.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024By NEVO TRABELSY/GLOBES/TNS
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside the studios of the Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN, in Jerusalem, on August 17, 2020

CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

The news organization's initial reasoning was that the control of the city was "the heart of the issue."

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

Despite reaching deal to remove Channel 13 CEO Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, she refuses to resign

Channel 13 journalists refused Shamalov-Berkovich's appointment as CEO due to a reported lack of journalistic experience and offensive attitudes toward women.

AUGUST 26, 2024ByMAYA GEDESH
Channel 13 CEO Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich arrives to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for court hearing on the petition against her appointment as CEO of Channel 13, July 25, 2024.

Government tried to take apart, influence Hostage Family Forum - unofficial probe

Prime minister has a listening ear for some of the hostage families, pays less attention to others, said cousin of hostage Carmel Gat. 

AUGUST 20, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
SLOGANS AT a protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday night include calls for releasing the hostages and an early Knesset election. First. the anti-government protesters politicized the military; now, they politicize the hostage families, the writer charges.