Marvin wrote: In the wake of CAMERA's complaints, some prominent contributors withdrew their support of local NPR affliates, most notably in Boston but also in Chicago and perhaps some other cities. I've had a hard time finding coverage of this issue any any mainstream news source except NPR and on the CAMERA web page (but maybe I'm not using the right search cues) so using the word "Uproar" to describe this issue strikes me as a little bit overblown.
Still, CAMERA clearly believes that NPR has a long-term anti-Israel bias. On the other hand, FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) "http://www.fair.org/activism/npr-israel-quiet.html"; has just the opposite complaint, that NPR plays up violence committed by Palestinians against Israelis while glossing over Palestinians killed by the Israeli military. >> I am vaguely familiar with FAIR. In fact, I was actually introduced to the site by a listmember at one point or another. I am almost positive that Camera isn't the only place I have read about an anti-Israeli bias by NPR, and will try and take the time to research additional sources over the weekend as time permits and will post what I find. BTW, I used the word 'uproar' because I was sure I'd read the story in other places than Camera's site. I don't think the word is mis-used in this situation, but will modify it with a lighter term if I can't find backup source material on other site. My main question here is if there's a reason to disbelieve Camera's findings? They claim to have conducted extensive reviews of NPR's reports, including analyses of time allotted for guests on either side of the issue and the wording of NPR reports to spin opinion against one side or another. Now granted, they definitely are biased towards Israel (I made this clear in my first post,) but does that mean we should discount their findings? I will spend some time on the FAIR site as well. I'm curious about what they have to say on the issue. I assume they're more objective about the situation? Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] “...Allah willing, this unjust state...Israel will be erased; this unjust state, the United States will be erased; this unjust state, Britain will be erased...Blessings to whoever waged Jihad for the sake of Allah...Blessings to whoever put a belt of explosives on his body or on his sons' and plunged into the midst of the Jews...” — Sermon by Sheikh Ibrahim Madhia few days after Yasser Arafat's cease-fire declaration P.A. Television, June 8, 2001
