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June 2008 - Posts

Friday, June 27, 2008 9:19 AM

Barack Obama isn't just running from "Muslims," he's running from Arabs, too

In a profession where the term "dumb down" ranks next to the phrase "if it bleeds it leads," one might be expected to better understand the reality of Barack Obama's so-called "Muslim problem." But the problem and the issue is way larger than just whether
posted by RayHanania | 2 Comments
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:12 PM

When the media/journalist cross the line and disrespect an audience: ESPN raises the bar demonstrating professionalism

UPDATE: The National Arab American Journalists Association (NAAJA-US.com) has accepted Bonnie Bernstein's apology, and the apology of the producers of the Mike & Mike show and ESPN, who all acknowledged that the reference to the Palestinian suicide
posted by RayHanania | 3 Comments
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:10 AM

Here's the transcript for the ProPublica/60 Minutes "report" on al-Hurra TV

If you did not see the broadcast Sunday night, here is a transcript of the report. The only real criticism of al-Hurra was that it reported "anti-Israel" news. The fact that it is a government-controlled, propaganda outlet posing as a journalism site
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:11 PM

Investigative group falls short of exemplary journalism and panders to partisan bias

ProPublica describes itself as "an independent, non-profit newsroom that will produce investigative journalism in the public interest. Our work will focus exclusively on truly important stories, stories with 'moral force.' We will do this by producing
posted by RayHanania | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:30 AM

Are minorities, race and ethnicity that big a factor in how we cover issues?

There's a story this morning in several newspapers about how campaign volunteers in Detroit to Barack Obama asked one Muslim Arab woman who was wearing a Hijab (head scarf) not to be on the stage when the candidate was to speak, and another was told she
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:57 PM

The State of the Arab American Ethnic Media

I was privileged to participate in the Chicago Community Media Workshop Thursday June 12, at Columbia College on a panel discussing the challenges facing ethnic media in this country. My presentation is posted online. Here is the link: http://arabjournalists.blogspot.com/2008/06/state-of-arab-american-journalism.html
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Monday, June 09, 2008 10:13 PM

Survey of Arab World journalists offers ups and downs

A recent survey of 601 Arab World Journalists by three academics, one in media, one in pyschology and one in graphics, concludes that the United States has "failed to make use of what is potentially one of its most powerful weapons in the war
posted by RayHanania | 0 Comments
Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:52 PM

What does it mean to be an Arab-American Journalist?

As a student, just stepping into the world of reporting, I have to ask myself the question: "What does it mean to be an Arab-American Journalist?"  So I came up with an answer. I define myself as an Arab-American Muslim. So what does this have
posted by SarahAlfaham | 0 Comments