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April 2008 - Posts

Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:45 PM

Arab American journalists need to do more to support freedoms in Arab World

Arab American journalists often speak out about the unending bias and discrimination against them here in the United States, but do we do and write enough about the discrimination that exists in the Arab World against Arab journalists. Last December,
posted by RayHanania | 2 Comments
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:37 PM

What's the price of a media that fails to properly cover an ethnic American community?

There is one aspect of the Antoine "Tony" Rezko trial that no one in the mainstream American media is covering. They are covering the Rezko scandal and its government corruption implications. They are covering Rezko's ties to Obama and local politicians
posted by RayHanania | 6 Comments
Monday, April 21, 2008 12:19 AM

Arab American Journalists create a Resource on Top 5 stories Mainstream Media is missing

The National Arab American Journalists Association launched a new Arab American Resource page this week to identify the top five stories that Arab American journalists feel are not being covered fully or adequately by the mainstream American news media.
posted by RayHanania | 3 Comments
Friday, April 18, 2008 11:41 AM

Truth sneaks out in Iraq war corruption case, despite AWOL mainstream news media

The trial of a former Halliburton sub-contractor (from Chicago's Southwest suburbs) is plodding along, but it stumbled on a landmine Thursday when a witness acknowledged during the trial that he was given a bribe by one of President Bush and Dick Cheney's
posted by RayHanania | 1 Comments
Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:01 AM

When civilians and even journalists are killed in the Palestine-Israel conflict

This release was issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists. NAAJA also calls on the United States and Israel's government to open an immediate investigation into the killing of the Reuters photographer. Palestinian civilians have also been victims
posted by RayHanania | 1 Comments
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:55 PM

The Problem with the "Shield Law and the media's failure to defend it properly

I am watching Republican John McCain navigate right past the heart of the debate on the Shield Law in an appearance at the Associated Press Annual Meeting broadcast live by CNN. I understand the need for journalists to be respectful and to show restraint
posted by RayHanania | 5 Comments
Friday, April 11, 2008 10:04 AM

Can the Iraq War coverage be manipulated any more than it is? More shock and awe. Or is it, hee and haw?

It's bad enough that there is a perception that the U.S. mainstream media is a partner in the Iraq War -- having allowed itself to be co-opted -- err, "embedded" -- so that they could see first hand how our invasion forces were "Democratizing" the Iraqi
posted by RayHanania | 5 Comments
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:35 AM

New voices in Middle East trying to break through the hatred and oppression there

This is a recent message I received from Esra'a al-Shafei, the director of a cutting edge, Middle East based web blog called www.MidEastYouth.com, where I also contribute (as a babyboomer I can pass myself off as many things in other parts of the world
posted by RayHanania | 1 Comments
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:25 AM

Journalists Do The Math

As a journalist still early in my career (I’ve only been out in the full time working world for less than a year), I feel I have more questions to ask than answers to give about the news business.  There is so much you don’t learn in undergrad.  Part
posted by LaraSalahi | 1 Comments