> > > >From: Yisrael Medad <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: (Recipient list suppressed) > >Subject: IMW Special - Op-ed on the Israeli Media > >Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:13:24 +0300 > > > >The following op-ed by Uri Dan, respected journalist for the >Ma'ariv > >and New York Post newspapers, sums up very cogently some of > >the basic findings of Israel's Media Watch. > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >THE MEDIA DICTATORSHIP > >By Uri Dan > >The Jerusalem Post > > > >(August 10) - The behavior of the media both before and after the >abject > >failure of their efforts to crown Shimon Peres as president is a >sign of > >their professional decline. > > > >If the majority of the journalists and commentators mislead the >public with > >disinformation regarding a subject as close to home as Peres's >chances, how > >much truth is there to most of the political reports and analyses >put out > >by the media? Perhaps their continued assertion that Prime Minister >Ehud > >Barak has only to continue his policy of concessions with PA >Chairman > >Yasser Arafat in order to present a "peace agreement" to the >Knesset is > >completely unfounded. > > > >Over the last few decades the professionalism of the press has sunk >to the > >level of political propaganda. In other words, instead of >uncovering > >information and facts and reporting them to the public, these > >correspondents and commentators report their own feelings, and are >enslaved > >by their political conceptions. > > > >Only yesterday the press announced that Barak was on the point of >achieving > >a peace agreement with Syria. A tremendous brainwashing campaign >was > >organized by the Prime Minister's Office in order to uproot the >Golan > >settlements up to the shores of the Kinneret. > > > >The same media and virtually the same reporters and commentators >gave Peres > >a "5 percent-10 percent" lead over Netanyahu in the 1996 elections >- with a > >slap in the face for Peres on election day. > > > >Countries claiming to be democratic do not boast commentators and > >correspondents who deliberately ignore or hide information merely >because > >it conflicts with their leftist political cravings. Democratic >countries do > >not allow their media to be involved in political prostitution. > > > >It is impossible to avoid the suspicion that even if war were >imminent they > >would feed the public with disinformation that "the chances of >peace are > >improving." > > > >It was our prime minister who employed a personal PR man, Moshe >Gaon, to > >direct a government team to spread a smoke screen about his >concessions to > >Arafat on the Temple Mount, the very heart of the Old City of >Jerusalem. > > > >It was a rare event for the media when the manager of the radio, >Amnon > >Nadav, sent a reprimand to Yaron Dekel and Hanan Crystal, the duo >who > >worked overtime on behalf of Peres's election. Their failure, Nadav >writes, > >can be blamed "primarily on Kol Yisrael. Your commentaries, >positions and > >forecasts, up until the last minute, failed." Nadav demanded >greater care > >and balance in the future. > > > >However, there are others, such as Gideon Levi from Ha'aretz and >Ron Myberg > >from Ma'ariv, who could not calm down even after their hero, Peres, >had > >already lost. They compared the event to nothing less than the >murder of > >Yitzhak Rabin. > > > >Asa Kasher, who prides himself on being a professor, informed Moshe >Katsav > >in Ma'ariv that he does not recognize him as his president. > > > >In the chaotic and anarchic situation in which Barak does not give >a damn > >about the Knesset ("I shall go to the people"), in which "the >systems of > >government have collapsed" (in the words of Avraham Burg - which, >for a > >change, are right), the media clowns will inform us tomorrow that >they do > >not recognize the next prime minister either. > > > >In light of the anti-democratic behavior of Barak and the >dictatorial media > >supporting him, there is a real danger that our media won't agree >to the > >imminent change of government. > > > >The original Hebrew version can be found at the Ma'ariv site: > >http://images.maariv.co.il/cache/ART62319.html > > > >--------------------------------------------------- > >Israel's Media Watch (IMW), an independent and non-partisan > >civic advocacy group, reviews, monitors and assesses > >Israeli local media performance, and acts to protect media > >consumer rights. IMW's goal is to assure the media's high > >ethical, professional and legal standards, as is fitting for > >a democratic and pluralistic society. > > > >Israel's Media Watch objectives include: > > > >*Strengthening Israel's democracy by providing full and reliable > >information > >regarding the print, broadcast and electronic media; > >*Maintaining an ongoing systematic critical watch and analysis of >the > >objectivity and impartiality of media reportage; > >*Initiating research studies concerning media matters; > >*Deepening public involvement to assure principles of journalistic >ethics. > > > >We know that IMW's work is an important and crucial factor > >in helping to maintain a democratic civil society in Israel. > >IMW, as a media consumer defense organization, > >provides a counter-balance to the pervasive and powerful > >influence of an unchecked media acting. > > > >We invite you to make a contribution to aid our work. > >In Israel, our address is listed below. > >For those in the United States, tax-exempt > >donations can be made out to "PEF" located at > >317 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. > >Please add a note that your > >gift is a recommended grant for Israel's Media Watch. > >Annual minimal dues: Israel - 120 NIS; Abroad - $50 > >If you can suggest other names of interested persons > >and institutions, please feel free to do so. > > > >We need your financial help more than ever. > >Join & Support IMW's activities to assure > >a fair, reliable and pluralistic media. > > > >Israel's Media Watch > >POB 6023 Jerusalem 91060 > >Tel: 02-6236425 Fax: 02-6236426 > >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Web site: http://www.imw.org.il <http://www.imw.org.il> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ><http://www.hotmail.com> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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