Egyptian government ‘wants to place restrictions on transmission of foreign broadcasts’. Middle East Online First Published 2010-10-15 CAIRO – Egypt has ordered nine private companies providing satellite feeds to renew their permits in what critics say is an attempt to assert control over the transmission of foreign broadcasts, media reports said on Thursday. The information [...]
Egypt: firms transmitting foreign news need new permits
by RAINman on 18. Oct, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Accepting ADL award, Murdoch decries ‘ongoing war against Jews’
by RAINman on 18. Oct, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Media magnate accuses Leftists of spurring anti-Semitism under the guise of legitimate criticism of Israel. By Natasha Mozgovaya and Haaretz Service Haaretz Fri, October 15, 2010 Media mogul K. Robert Murdoch on Thursday decried the “ongoing war against the Jews” and demanded an end to efforts to isolate Israel. Accepting an award from the Anti-Defamation [...]
The Media’s Construction of the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
by RAINman on 11. Oct, 2010 in Newsletter Links
How Islamophobic blogs manufactured a controversy by Steve Rendall and Alex Kane Published on Thursday, October 7, 2010 by Extra! How did a local story about a proposal to build an Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan turn into a national controversy about whether a “Ground Zero Mosque” would be a slap in the face [...]
Mossad in America
by RAINman on 26. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Israeli intelligence steps up its activity in the U.S. — and gets away with it. By Philip Giraldi Philip Giraldi, a former CIA Officer, is the Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest. His “Deep Background” column appears every month exclusively in The American Conservative. Israeli government claims that it does not spy [...]
Media gag in occupied Kashmir
by RAINman on 10. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
By Khalid Awan The News International – August 07, 2010 In Occupied Kashmir, working on a two-pronged strategy, India has been trying to suppress the freedom movement by unleashing death and destruction and at the same time making every effort to hide the truth from the world. For the latter, it has been muzzling the [...]
Fox News Receives Front-Row Seat in White House Briefing Room
by RAINman on 03. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
FoxNews.com - August 01, 2010 The White House Correspondents’ Association on Sunday announced that Fox News will get a coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room. The Associated Press will take Helen Thomas’ old seat, while Fox News will now occupy AP’s former seat. NPR and Bloomberg also applied for the position. “It was [...]
Video: American Journalist Speaks About How American News Media “Works In Favor Of Israel”
by RAINman on 03. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
by George Rishmawi – IMEMC News - August 02, 2010 Alison Weir, an American journalist, explains in a series of three videos about how the news media in the United States works in favor of Israel. Weir discusses in the videos the extreme significance of the way the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is covered. Weir, who is the [...]
Video : Orwell Rolls in His Grave
by RAINman on 02. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
“Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?…” This chilling documentary film examines the relationship between the media, corporate America, and government. In a country where the “top 1% control 90% of the wealth”, the film argues that [...]
Oliver Stone: Jewish control of the media is preventing free Holocaust debate
by RAINman on 27. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Outspoken Hollywood director says new film aims to put Adolf Hitler, who he has called an ‘easy scapegoat’ in the past, in his due historical context. By Haaretz Service Haaretz - July 26, 2010 Jewish control of the media is preventing an open discussion of the Holocaust, prominent Hollywood director Oliver Stone told the Sunday Times, [...]
Video: Danny Schechter discusses media double standard on Israeli terrorism
by RAINman on 13. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links
If Americans Knew - July 10, 2010 http://www.israel-palestinenews.org/2010/07/video-danny-schechter-discusses-media.html
Video: Stewart undoes mainstream Islamophobia <
by RAINman on 13. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Wish You Weren’t Here www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party In the segment, the Daily Show host highlights Fox News correspondents reporting on “outrage” over more mosques and Islamic centers being built across America’s heartland. Says one correspondent, “There’s a [...]
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Stone apologizes for ‘Times’ comments
by RAINman on 28. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links
By GIL HOFFMAN The Jerusalem Post Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Director had complained about Jewish influence in US media. Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone on Monday night apologized for remarks he made in an interview to Britain’s Sunday Times, in which he downplayed the Holocaust, defended Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and complained about Jewish influence [...]