‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet.
MICH CAFE: I've personally known several journalists who have been assassinated. It's still a very dangerous occupation in the Middle East. …
Israel Falls to 112th in Press Freedom Index
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israel has fallen 20 places in the Press Freedom Index. It now ranks below both Qatar and Kuwait. But is its ranking low enough?…
On Press Freedom: Jordan’s ‘Misalignment’
Any Arab country serious about supporting a free and independent press must first revise its laws to give journalists the freedom to report news without fear...…
Turbanned, Bearded and Angry: Western Media on Islam
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The Newsweek cover this week is lazy and sensationalist. Not a lot has changed since Edward Said wrote a famous essay 30 years ago. …
Syria: We All Have 20:20 Vision in Hindsight
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Eight years ago the prevailing opinion about the future of Syria was optimistic. A British journalist knew better than everyone apparently…
Dead Tweets: Citizen Journalists Pay the Price
MICH CAFE: With traditional media officially locked out of Syria since the start of the revolution there in March 2011, citizen journalism has taken over the mantle, at a great cost.…
Top 10 Reasons White Terrorists Are Different
JUAN COLE: Number 8 - Nobody thinks white terrorists are typical of white people. But other terrorists are considered paragons of their societies.…
MidEast Journalism: Whatever it Was, It Never Happened
CROSSROADS ARABIA: These stories serve as a useful reminder: Be very skeptical about any reporting coming out of the Middle East.…
Twitter: Shoddy Journalism on the Cheap
ALEXANDER MCNABB: When you've got people actually there tweeting, you don't have to be there to report on it, do you?…
‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’
CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can civil servants judge whether a journalists is being 'professional'? The simple answer is they can't …
